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Bridging the FinTech gap: What dividend should we seek from regulatory cooperation across jurisdictions?
Technology-facilitated innovation in financial services, a diverse collection of topics which coalesces under the portmanteau term of "FinTech", is …
Further developments in Distributed Ledger Technology
On 15 December 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the Feedback Statement (FS) to its April 2017 Discussion Paper (DP) DP17/03 on …
Fintech regulation - what is on the horizon?
With fintech becoming such a fast-moving and increasingly regulated space, we have created a timeline of key UK and EU regulatory milestones to watch out …
Scaling up the Senior Managers and Certification Regime: Thinking Ahead
The UK Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) is being extended to almost all financial services firms authorised by the FCA. This will include …
Regulators around the world become more vocal regarding the potential risks associated with ICOs
On 4 September 2017, seven major regulators governing the finance and technology sectors in China (collectively, the Chinese Regulators), jointly …
Fintechs and Regulators adapt to each other
Companies specialising in internet and new technologies (so-called Fintechs) continue to play a key role in the French economy (for example in developing …
Thinking two moves ahead - how to get the best out of a fintech fundraising
Thinking two moves ahead - how to get the best out of a fintech fundraising. Rich Woods and Emily Naylor from the fintech team at Herbert Smith Freehills …
Digital Economy Act 2017: The pick 'n' mix assortment of provisions receives Royal Assent
The Digital Economy Act (the "Act") finally received Royal Assent on 27 April 2017 and the final text has recently been published. First introduced …
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