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Singapore Drafting AML Regulations Around Cryptocurrency
October 6th, 2017
Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who also serves as Minister in Charge of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has revealed that MAS is in the process of devising a new regulatory framework to address money laundering and ...
FBI arrests Israeli binary options CEO
September 27th, 2017
The CEO of an Israeli binary options company accused of defrauding investors out of millions of dollars was doubtless surprised to find herself surrounded by FBI agents shortly after arriving in the United States last week. Binary options is ...
Accountancy giant Deloitte hit by cyber attack
September 26th, 2017
One of the world’s biggest accountancy firms had been targeted by a sophisticated cyber attack that has compromised the confidential emails of some of its blue-chip clients. Deloitte is one of the ‘big four’ global accountancy firms and one ...
CEO Charged With Using Secret Accounts for Insider Trading in Company Stock
September 21st, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the former CEO of a Silicon Valley-based fiber optics company with insider trading in company stock by using secret brokerage accounts held in the names of his wife and brother. The SEC ...
Bitcoin and the Fintech Sector Are Being Scrutinized by Mexican Legislators
September 19th, 2017
Mexico would regulate its fast-growing financial technology sector, including firms that use crypto-currencies like bitcoin, to protect consumers and spur competition, under a proposed bill seen by Reuters. The proposed legislation, which Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said this ...
CySec informs on the approval of a new ASP and a new Cyprus Investment Firm
September 1st, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the financial regulatory authority of Cyprus, has issued today two announcements to inform that two firms have been approved by the Commission as an Administrative Services Provider and as a Cyprus Investment Firm, accordingly. ...
Dentons Boekel launches Tax practice with recruitment of a team from Baker McKenzie
August 23rd, 2017
Dentons Boekel announced today the launch of its Tax practice in the Netherlands with the recruitment of four partners. Jurjen Bevers, Paul Halprin, Heico Reinoud and Marnix Veldhuijzen have joined the Amsterdam office from Baker McKenzie. Wendela Raas, Netherlands ...
Uber investor sues Uber’s former chief executive for fraud
August 11th, 2017
Travis Kalanick, who built Uber into a transportation behemoth, was ousted as chief executive of the ride-hailing company in June by unhappy investors. Now, one of those investors has escalated the battle by suing Mr. Kalanick, claiming fraud and ...
WannaCry: hackers withdraw £108,000 of bitcoin ransom
August 7th, 2017
Digital wallets linked to ransomware attack that crippled NHS hospitals are cleaned out, as law enforcement tries to track owners More than £108,000 in bitcoin paid by victims of the WannaCry ransomware attack, which crippled parts of the NHS ...
Mobile Money Revolution In Africa
August 2nd, 2017
These Global Payments Players Are Attempting To Move In On Mobile Money Revolution In Africa Africa is home to several mobile payment platforms and services like M-Pesa, yuCash, Orange Money, eTranzact and EcoCash, among several others, which have been ...
