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AFME outlines concerns in upcoming CS3D regulation in paper

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) released a report this week on the outstanding concerns within the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D).

07 July 2023

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Corlytics acquires Clausematch

RegTech Corlytics has made its second acquisition of the year with the takeover of compliance mapping provider Clausematch.

05 July 2023

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Web3 Foundation calls for clear regulation

Web3 Foundation (W3F), the Switzerland-based trade group representing decentralised web software companies, has called on EU policymakers and supervisors to provide more clarity about how web3 technology will be regulated.

30 June 2023

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Shares secures licence for EU trading, aims to be ‘Louis Vuitton’ of trading apps

French social trading app, Shares, has announced it has become the first fintech in the country to secure both crypto registration (PSAN) and a stock trading licence as an investment company (PSI- Entreprise d’Investissement).

29 June 2023

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Lithuania publishes national fintech guidelines

Lithuania has issued a five-point, five-year plan for its fintech sector as part of its ambition to become one of the EU's leading hubs in the space.

29 June 2023

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Bitpanda crypto exchange spins out with €30m funding

Digital asset exchange Bitpanda Pro has spun out from its parent company and raised €30 million in a funding round led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures.

29 June 2023

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EC publishes PSD3 proposals

The European Commission (EC) has issued its proposals for the reform of the EU’s payments market.

28 June 2023

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EU reaches political agreement on crypto capital rules

The European Union has reached a “political agreement” on new capital adequacy rules for banks’ digital assets.

28 June 2023

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Payments Association warns UK govt on APP fraud plans

The Payments Association has written to the UK government warning of the “unintended consequences” of new policies designed to reduce Authorised Push Payments (APP) fraud.

27 June 2023

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Schroders explores digital asset fund in Singapore

Global asset manager Schroders has teamed up with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to develop a tokenised digital asset fund.

27 June 2023

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EBAday: The rise of Banking-as-a-service

The final session of EBAday 2023 covered the rise of Banking-as-a-service (BaaS). The PANEL looked at the benefits of BaaS and Payment-as-a-service (PaaS) for financial institutions and whether it will increase efficiency, or diversify revenue.

27 June 2023

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JPMorgan fined $4m for accidentally deleting 47m emails

JPMorgan Chase has been fined $4 million by the Securities and Exchange Commission for mistakenly deleting 47 million emails, some of which the watchdog was trying to access.

26 June 2023

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