As global momentum appears to be building for the development of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) – bringing with it the potential to disrupt and revolutionize global payments and finance - we have taken the...more
2/20/2025
/ Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs) ,
China ,
Data Privacy ,
Digital Assets ,
EU ,
European Central Bank ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
People's Bank of China ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws
Key developments of interest over the last month include: the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer makes her first Mansion House speech and HM Treasury publishes the National Payments Vision, indicating a focus on economic growth...more
This article provides a general overview of certain Chinese legal considerations for licensing and collaboration deals in the life sciences industry. In particular, this article focuses on two types of transactions...more
As part of a new Asia-Pacific (APAC) Life Sciences and Health Care webinar program designed both for companies with commercial interests in APAC and for companies based in the region, Hogan Lovells is hosting a special...more
2022 promises to be a defining year for digital assets and blockchain, as governments move from a watch and wait position to delivering regulatory frameworks and taking strides to harness the potential of the technology....more
10/6/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Digital Assets ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Emerging Markets ,
Ethereum ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Popular ,
Smart Contracts
Key developments of interest over the last month include: • United Kingdom: The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published two calls for views, one of which focuses on authorised push payment (APP) scams and the other on...more
Following the ground-breaking People's Republic of China (PRC) Foreign Investment Law (FIL) which unifies and replaces the main existing rules governing foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) and their activities, namely the...more
The cybersecurity classified protection regime attracted significant attention when it was included in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) Cyber Security Law promulgated in 2017 (the CSL). The CSL mandates that network...more
In a recent move involving both the Chinese legislature (the National People’s Congress) and the executive branch (the State Council), China has overhauled two of its most important pieces of legislation governing inbound...more
On December 29, 2017, the Standardization Administration of China, jointly with the PRC General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, issued the Information Security Technology – Personal...more
11/14/2018
/ China ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data-Sharing ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Technology ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements
In stark contrast to the rapid development of e-commerce in China, it has taken nearly five years and no less than four drafts for China to finalise its first e-Commerce Law. The new law will enter into force on 1 January...more
9/24/2018
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Business Licenses ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
E-Commerce ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet Retailers ,
Internet Taxation ,
New Legislation ,
Online Advertisements ,
Online Platforms ,
Popular ,
Retail Market ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Sales Tax ,
Taxation ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites
On 11 April 2017 the Cyberspace Administration of China published a circular calling for comments on its draft Security Assessment for Personal Information and Important Data Transmitted Outside of the People’s Republic of...more
4/21/2017
/ Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cross-Border ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
International Data Transfers ,
MOFCOM ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Public Comment ,
Telecommunications
On 4 February 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China issued a draft of the Network Products and Services Security Review Measures (“Draft Measures“) for public comment: the Draft Measures remain open for comments until...more
Welcome to the Hogan Lovells Global Payments Newsletter. In this monthly publication we provide an overview of the most recent payments, regulatory and market developments from major jurisdictions around the world as well as...more
1/18/2017
/ Africa ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Blockchain ,
BSA/AML ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Credit Cards ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
Facebook ,
Financial Fraud ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
FinTech ,
France ,
Germany ,
India ,
Indonesia ,
Italy ,
Malaysia ,
MasterCard ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Banking ,
Money Transfer ,
Payment Services Directive ,
Popular ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
PSD2 ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reporting Requirements ,
RTS ,
Scams ,
Stock Exchange ,
Technology ,
Third-Party ,
UK ,
Visa Inc ,
Western Union