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FCA UK unveils successful sandbox firms on the second anniversary of Project Innovate
November 7th, 2016
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today marks the second anniversary of Project Innovate by announcing the firms that were successful in their applications to begin testing in the first cohort of the regulatory sandbox. The regulatory sandbox is part ...
Asian Energy Stocks Fall as OPEC Split Hits Oil; Dollar Gains
October 31st, 2016
Crude drops after OPEC talks end without individual quotas Gold rises after FBI reopens probe of Clinton’s emails Asian energy stocks fell with oil after the world’s biggest crude producers failed to agree on supply cuts, while rising metals prices ...
Singapore and South Korea sign cooperation agreement in FinTech
October 24th, 2016
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Korean Financial Services Commission (KFSC) today signed a cooperation agreement to foster greater cooperation in FinTech. The signing took place at the sidelines of the FinTech Demo Day organised by the ...
World’s First Publicly-Traded Law Firm Facing Securities Class Action
October 14th, 2016
There’s a cautionary tale playing out in Australia over what can happen when law firms take money from outside investors, something that’s still prohibited here in the U.S. Slater & Gordon became the world’s first publicly-traded law firm back in 2007, ...
Barclays Bank is the most complaint about firm according to FCA
October 11th, 2016
Financial services firms recorded a 2.6% reduction in new complaints between January and June 2016 compared to the previous six months, according to new complaints data published today by the Financial Conduct Authority. The total number of complaints was ...
Why the EU is doomed
September 16th, 2016
We are accustomed to looking at Europe’s woes in a purely financial context. This is a mistake, because it misses the real reasons why the EU will fail and not survive the next financial crisis. We normally survive financial ...
The FCA UK fines and prohibits financial adviser
September 1st, 2016
The FCA fines and prohibits financial adviser for failing to act with integrity and for failing to be open and honest with the regulator The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today banned Elizabeth Anne Parry from performing any function ...
FCA warns for a clone of JB Trade Finance
August 23rd, 2016
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning to inform investors and public that fraudsters are using the details of firms the FCA authorises to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. According ...
MAS Singapore set up advisory panel for FinTech developments
August 3rd, 2016
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced that it has set up an International Technology Advisory Panel (ITAP). The Panel will advise MAS on international developments in FinTech and how Singapore can harness new technologies to enhance the ...
Number26 receives banking license
July 22nd, 2016
Number26 becomes N26 and receives a banking license: only 1,5 years after product launch, the FinTech’s N26 Bank is awarded a full German banking license by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) and the European Central Bank. This provides ...
