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Are you ready to be licensed? MAS issues payment service provider licence application forms
As 2019 draws to a close, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has been busy putting the finishing touches on its new regulatory framework for …
Building Operational Resilience: UK regulators launch consultations
** This post was updated on 17 March 2020 to reflect the FCA’s publication of information for firms on Coronavirus (Covid-19) response and …
FCA Deploys Temporary Intervention Powers to Ban Mass Marketing of Mini-Bonds
On 26 November 2019, the FCA announced that it would use its temporary intervention powers to restrict the mass marketing of speculative mini-bonds to …
Casting the regulatory net over virtual assets – HK's SFC finalises new regulatory framework for virtual asset trading platforms
On 6 November 2019, Hong Kong's Security and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a position paper setting out a new regulatory framework for the licensing of …
Crypto assets and the market abuse regulation: Main challenges
First published on Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence on 31 October 2019. This fourth article of a series on crypto assets considers which crypto …
Hong Kong SFC publishes licensing conditions for virtual asset fund managers
On 4 October 2019, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published proforma terms and conditions which will apply to virtual asset fund managers …
ESMA publishes Report on licensing of FinTech business models
On 12 July, the European and Securities Markets Authority (ESMA) published its Report on the licensing of FinTech business models (the Report) as part of …
Cryptoassets: Personal account dealing policies and procedures
First published on Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence on 15 July 2019. This third article of a series on cryptoassets focuses on personal account …
A new regulatory regime for peer-to-peer lending
In June, the FCA published its policy statement on crowdfunding platforms (PS19/14). PS19/14 contains two new sets of rules which apply to: (i) …
Digital Banking Licences have arrived for non-bank players in Singapore
On 28 June 2019, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that it will issue up to five new digital bank licences, which will effectively open …
FCA calls for input on proposed Cross-sector Sandbox by 30 August 2019
New technologies, such as artificial intelligence ("AI") and distributed ledger technology ("DLT"), continue to have a significant impact on the way in …
HKMA takes first step towards regulating the use of big data analytics and artificial intelligence in FinTech
Authors: Hannah Cassidy, Jeremy Birch, Sheena Loi and Peggy Chow The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has issued a circular to encourage authorised …
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