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Ex-Coinbase product manager charged in crypto insider trading scheme

A former Coinbase product manager is one of three people to be charged in the first ever cryptocurrency insider trading tipping scheme.

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UK to regulate stablecoins as part of Finance bill

Fintechs and crypto asset providers have welcomed the UK government’s decision to bring stablecoins into regulatory scope as part of the recently published Financial Services and Markets Bill.

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UK proposes new AI rulebook

The UK government has published its plans to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) which would see it depart from the EU's strategy to establish a centralised body to oversee the use of technology.

/payments

Apple faces US antitrust suit over Apple Pay

Apple is facing an antitrust class-action lawsuit in the US accusing it of illegally profiting from card issuers through policies that prevent competition to its Apple Pay wallet.

/retail

Starling abandons plans to launch in Ireland

UK challenger bank Starling has decided not to pursue an Irish banking licence as it changes its plans for international expansion.

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Bank of America fined $225 million for unlawfully freezing accounts during Covid-19 pandemic

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) have fined the Bank of America (BofA) for their deficient disbursement of state unemployment benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Bank of England to announce crypto regulation

The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee has called for widespread crypto regulation, reported Coindesk on Wednesday.

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Bolt settles suit with customer Authentic Brands Group

Bolt has reached a settlement with one of its largest customers, which sued the check-out payments company over claims of faulty technology.

/startups

Nstart secures credit institution license

Swedish fintech Nstart has been granted a license to operate as a credit institution by the Swedish Financial Services Authority. The license will allow Nstart to offer both deposits and lending and give more Europeans the opportunity to free themselves from over-indebtedness.

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Landmark Digital Services Package passed by European Parliament

The European Parliament has approved the Digital Services Package, comprising the Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Marketing Act (DMA), originally put forward by the European Commission in December 2020.

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Plaid proposes prioritisation of TPPs for PSD2 review

Open banking platform Plaid has made clear their position around PSD2 in a blog outlining their proposal to the Payments Service Directive (PSD2) review.

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ECB to issue eurozone warning over crypto regulation – FT

The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to issue a strong warning to eurozone countries around the pressing need to harmonise regulation across the crypto industry, the FT reports.

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EU reaches agreement on landmark MiCA regulation for crypto

The Council Presidency and European Parliament have settled on the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) proposal; ruling that crypto-asset service providers will require authorisation to operate in the EU, not including NFTs or media-related digital assets.

/payments

FTC sues Walmart for facilitating money transfer fraud

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing Walmart, alleging that the retail giant "turned a blind eye" while fraudsters used its money transfer service to fleece consumers of hundreds of millions of dollars.

/security

Crook jailed for selling software to compromise bank accounts

A man has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison by a London court for selling criminals access to computer software that enabled them to compromise bank accounts.

/wholesale

Starling CEO threatens legal action over Agnew fraud allegations

Starling Bank CEO Anne Boden has threatened legal action against former anti-fraud minister Lord Agnew over his allegations that the bank used the Government's Covid loan scheme as a "God-sent opportunity" to swell its balance sheets without conducting adequate checks on the ability of loanees to repay the debt.

/retail

Metro Bank sued over 'magic money machines'

Metro Bank is being sued by US software company Arkeyo over allegations that it leaked the company's coin counting technology to a rival firm.

/payments

Australian competition watchdog sues Mastercard

Australia's competition watchdog has commenced legal proceedings against Mastercard for allegedly trying to stifle competition in the supply of debit card acceptance services.

/people

Wahed appoints former BlackRock lawyer to global legal team

Global Islamic fintech company, Wahed, has just announced the appointment of former BlackRock lawyer, Shahan Jamil, as deputy general counsel.

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Binance hires former US deputy attorney as general counsel

Binance, the global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, today announced the appointment of Joshua Eaton, former Deputy U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of California, as Deputy General Counsel.