The Libra Association has kickstarted the licensing process with Swiss FINMA
After months of speculation, governmental hearings and partners abandoning the project, it seems as if the Facebook-led cryptocurrency Libra has taken a big step towards being recognised by regulators.
FSB delivers coronavirus report and names it “the biggest test of the post-crisis financial...
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has warned the G20 nations to carefully monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and how it affects the global economy.
ESMA agreed with European regulators to renew short selling prohibitions because of the COVID-19...
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has given its thumbs up for Austrian, Belgian, French, Spanish and Greek regulators’ decision to continue to limit short selling because of the coronavirus.
Singapore’s regulators announce new measures to give investors more flexibility to tackle COVID-19
The Ministry of Finance (MOF), the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS), and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have unveiled new measures to help real estate investment trusts tackle the coronavirus.
Ascent unveils new automated regulatory monitoring tools to boost businesses’ compliance efforts
Having been named one of the most innovative RegTech companies in the world by taking a place on the coveted RegTech100 2020 list, Ascent is now revealing a new solution to improve business compliance.
ZA Bank to implement the OneSumX solution to boost compliance
ZA Bank, which claims to be Hong Kong’s first virtual bank has selected Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX to handle its regulatory reporting needs.
Frollo launches new compliance solution for companies struggling with open banking
Australian FinTech company Frollo has launched new product to help businesses comply with new data rules as they embrace open banking.
FCA expects firms to freeze payments and to follow other financial relief measures to...
Last week the UK’s financial market regulator suggested a smattering of relief measures to protect people affected by the coronavirus. Now those measures have snapped into action.
FCA welcomes BCBS and IOSCO’s decision to give firms more time to implement new...
The coronavirus has put traders and companies under tremendous stress. To help them deal with the current crisis, two of the leading financial regulators have given them one more year to implement new trading rules.
Accellion nets $120m in funding from private equity firm
Accellion, a firewall service which secures third-party communications, has netted $120m in a new financing round led by private equity firm Bregal Sagemount.
