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CIB Limited awarded banking licence

CIB Limited, part of the Capital International Group, an Isle of Man headquartered company has been awarded a provisional class 1(2) banking licence. The licence is the first class 1(2) to be issued on the Isle of Man under the Alternative Banking Regime.

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EPA calls for wider account access

The Emerging Payments Association (EPA) has today published its response to the publication of UK Finance’s good practice guidelines on Access to Payment Account services.

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Diebold Nixdorf to contest shareholder class action lawsuit

Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD) understands that a plaintiffs' law firm has filed a putative federal securities class action complaint against the company and two former officers relating to the company's pre-earnings announcement dated July 5, 2017.

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Chainalysis names Michael Mosier chief technical counsel

Chainalysis, the blockchain analysis company, has appointed Michael Mosier as Chief Technical Counsel.

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Innsworth signs agreement to fund £14bn Mastercard consumer claim

Innsworth Litigation Funding confirms that it has agreed to fully fund the £14bn Mastercard consumer claim.

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US seeks extradition of alleged cryptocurrency fraudster

In a criminal complaint unsealed today, a citizen of Sweden and his company were charged with securities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering in a scheme to defraud potential investors.

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Polymath and Blockpass team upfor ID verification

Leading security token platform Polymath has today announced a strategic collaboration with digital identity verification solution Blockpass.

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NatWest to offer first SONIA loans

NatWest is to become the first bank in the UK to respond to calls from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to accelerate the transition away from loan products that use LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) towards Risk-Free Rates (RFRs) by the end of 2021.

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Law firm Addleshaw Goddard adds fintechs to growth programme

Nine innovative fintech businesses have been awarded a position on Addleshaw Goddard’s prestigious growth programme – AG Elevate.

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Exegy files patent infringement lawsuit against Activ Financial

Exegy Inc., the leading provider of managed services and low-latency technology for market data normalization and distribution, today announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against ACTIV Financial Systems Inc. (ACTIV), a global distributor of financial market data.

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Law firm Reed Smith hires fintech expert Christine Trent Parker

Christine Trent Parker has joined Reed Smith as a partner resident in the firm’s New York office. Parker joins from Sullivan & Cromwell, where she was a member of its Commodities, Futures and Derivatives, and Capital Markets groups.

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Patrick Buhannic withdraw from legal spat with tradingScreen

TradingScreen Inc. (TS), the global, multi-asset class order and execution management system (OEMS), today announced that Patrick Buhannic has voluntarily agreed to be dismissed with prejudice from all the lawsuits brought by his brother Philippe Buhannic against TradingScreen and other defendants in New York State Court and U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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EquiLend gets MTF approval in ireland

The Central Bank of Ireland has approved EquiLend Limited, the Dublin-based business of global securities finance technology provider EquiLend, to operate a multilateral trading facility (MTF) in Ireland.

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Singapore and Australia fintech associations sign MoU

Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) and FinTech Australia (FA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further strengthen opportunities for FinTech firms across both countries.

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Legal firm invites applications for fintech growth programme

A fast-track 10-month programme providing legal advice and mentoring to ambitious FinTech start-ups is now open for applications.

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Class action suit nets US merchants $6.24 billion rebate on Visa/Mastercard fees

This notice is authorized by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to inform merchants about an agreement to settle a class action lawsuit that may affect them.

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State regulators go back to court over OCC's fintech charter plans

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) today filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).

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TLT names new head of financial services practice

Andrew Lyon has been announced as the new head of financial services at UK law firm TLT.

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Wall Street Blockchain Alliance joins Accord Project

The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA), an industry-leading non-profit trade association with a mission to guide and promote comprehensive adoption of blockchain technology and cryptoassets across global markets, is pleased to announce that it has joined the Accord Project.

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Simmons & Simmons announces four winners of 2018 FinTech Fund

On 27 September 2018, at an official launch event in London, leading international law firm Simmons & Simmons announced the businesses that will make up the third cohort to receive support from the firm’s FinTech Fund.

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