The UK government’s 2017 Autumn Budget included some measures of particular interest for fintech firms, demonstrating the government’s continued commitment to making the UK a world-leading fintech hub.
The government has...more
On 15 November 2017, the European Central Bank (ECB) published a newsletter containing an article on how the ECB is dealing with the increasing number of fintech bank applications. The ECB is the banking supervisor, alongside...more
Regulatory sandboxes are becoming a global trend, providing plenty of opportunities for innovative businesses.
Pioneered in the UK as part of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) “Project Innovate”, a regulatory sandbox...more
Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) involve issuers offering virtual coins or tokens that are created and disseminated using distributed ledger or blockchain technology. The capital raised from the offer will fund the development...more
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The Bank of England (BoE) announced on 19 July 2017 that it is extending direct access to its real-time gross settlement (RTGS) service to non-bank payment service providers (i.e., e-money institutions and payment service...more
RTGS service to be interoperable with distributed ledger technology, to allow greater access and to provide sophisticated data interface for liquidity management.
There is an important opportunity for early-stage...more
On April 28th, the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) published a report about Fintech and the influence of technology on the future of the financial sector. The report, prepared by Cora...more
UK regulator calls for submissions on potential uses, risks and benefits of distributed ledger technology in the financial services sector.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a Discussion Paper (DP17/3) on...more