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Singapore strengthens regulatory measues for digital payment token services

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today published its final tranche of responses to feedback received on its proposed regulations for Digital Payment Token (DPT) service providers in Singapore.

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Etoro receives approval from ADGM to operate in the UAE

Abu Dhabi Financial Markets Authority (ADGM), the international financial centre in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and eToro, the global trading and investing platform, are pleased to announce today that eToro has received approval for a Financial Services Permission (FSP) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of ADGM to operate as a broker for securities, derivatives, and cryptoassets in the United Arab Emirates.

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Aptus.AI secures €3 million pre-series A funding

Transforming compliance activities from a mere obligation and cost center into a lever to generate business opportunities by changing the way large organizations and companies, starting with banks and insurance companies, access, consult, and utilize the immense volume of legal documents. This is the mission of Aptus.AI, which announces today a pre-Series A of €3 million.

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Embedded Finance Europe applies for EMI licence in France

Embedded Finance Europe is pleased to announce that it has recently applied for an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence in France, which will allow it to passport across Europe.

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SEB rolls out Blacksmith KYC platform

Blacksmith KYC and the leading Nordic corporate bank Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (SEB) are pleased to announce that SEB is implementing Blacksmith’s KYC platform to automate and improve its data collection for financial institutions KYC. SEB and Blacksmith KYC embarked on a KYC improvement journey together one year ago.

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Abu Dhabi Global Market ink fintech MoU

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) jointly announced today (22 November) the exchange of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen the ongoing partnership on fintech between the two authorities, particularly in the areas of cross-border trade-related data exchange and business collaboration, with a view to further promoting inclusive and innovative financial services leveraging fintech and data in both markets.

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Pension Insurance Contribution selects Finbourne for data management

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), the specialist UK pension insurer, has chosen FINBOURNE Technology to provide investment data management capabilities, to help drive their data strategy.

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LMAX secures licence in Singapore

LMAX Group, a leading operator of institutional exchanges for trading FX and digital assets, today announces that its subsidiary, LMAX Exchange Singapore, has received a Recognised Market Operator (RMO) Licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

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Lithuania's Paystrax launches in the UK

Having received its Payment Institution License from the FCA earlier this year, FinTech company PAYSTRAX has now officially announced the launch of its UK operations.

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FinClear deploys Eventus for equities post-trade surveillance

Eventus, a leading global provider of state-of-the-art, at-scale trade surveillance software across all lines of defense, and FinClear, Australia’s leading provider of trade execution and third-party clearing services, today announced that FinClear has deployed Eventus’ Validus platform for trade surveillance and post-trade monitoring.

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GCEX gets Dubai virtual asset licence

GC Exchange FZE (GCEX), part of the GCEX Group, has been granted an Operational VASP Licence for VA Broker Dealer services from Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA).

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Iosco finalises policy recommendations for crypto and digital asset markets

IOSCO, the global standard setter for securities market regulators, has today published its Final Report with Policy Recommendations for Crypto and Digital Asset (CDA) Markets.