Block.one settles SEC lawsuit by paying $24m fine for trading an unregistered ICO
Block.one, the blockchain technology venture, will have to fork out $24m for settling its legal issues with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Ukraine’s government is planning new cryptocurrency laws
Mikhail Fedorov, deputy prime minister of digital transformation in the Ukraine, is set to collaborate with the country’s finance ministry to launch a new legal framework for cryptocurrencies.
Israel and Croatia team up to boost FinTech innovation
FinTech entrepreneurs in Croatia and Israel may soon work closer together as the two countries have signed an agreement to encourage innovation in the sector.
ESMA gives Cyprus’ new contracts for differences rules a thumbs up
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Cyprus’ latest proposed rules have gotten a green light from the top EU regulator.
Revolut picks BearingPoint RegTech to help it comply with regulations post-Brexit
Payments unicorn Revolut has taken another step to prepare for Brexit by picking BearingPoint RegTech’s Abacus360 Banking solution.
The British Competition and Markets Authority has fined PayPal over its $2.2bn acquisition of...
PayPal has been slammed with a £250,000 fine after failing to clearly separate itself from iZettle, despite an order from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
Lloyds Bank builds “The Rat” to sniff out fraudsters before they attack
Lloyds Bank has created a new digital security tool to hunt down fraudsters before they have a chance to attack.
Third of global banking industry adopt UN’s responsible banking goals to fight climate change
Banks with more than $47tn in assets and representing a third of the global industry have committed to do their part to curb climate change by signing up to the UN’s responsible banking principles.
The SEC alters Dodd-Frank rules for broker-dealers
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted new recordkeeping and reporting rules for security-based swap dealers and major-based swap participants which increase the need of tracking.
Equitivo teams with Brismo to give investors accurate due diligence
FinTech consultancy Equitivo is partnering with Brismo to provide institutional investors with accurate due diligence into loan investment opportunities.
