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NFTs: New asset on the block

NFTs: New asset on the block

Lydia Danon
27 Oct 2021

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are the new crypto asset on the block(chain) – are they all they are crac...

The fintech sentiment: BNPL regulation welcomed by fintech firms

The fintech sentiment: BNPL regulation welcomed by fintech firms

Níamh Curran
26 Oct 2021

The UK government has announced its consultation for the regulation of buy now pay later (BNPL). Th...

The globe is on the cusp of DLT regulation and industry input is essential

The globe is on the cusp of DLT regulation and industry input is essential

The Hon Albert Isola
13 Oct 2021

Over the last two years, there has been an explosion of institutional and mainstream interest in DeF...

The Westminster Series: Crypto regulation in the UK

The Westminster Series: Crypto regulation in the UK

Chris Holmes
12 Oct 2021

There is an unrivalled opportunity for the UK to lead in crypto in terms of rules, regulations, word...

Regulating the digital economy: the new European regulation for large digital platforms

Regulating the digital economy: the new European regulation for large digital platforms

Lucia Pacheco
04 Aug 2021

On December 15 2020, the European Commission published one of the key pieces of its digital strategy...

Why Pay.UK sees ISO 20022 as the ‘internet of payments’

Why Pay.UK sees ISO 20022 as the ‘internet of payments’


30 Jul 2021

Following the publication of technical materials for organisations implementing ISO 20022, Finextra ...

Why Biden’s Executive Order is a green light for US open banking

Why Biden’s Executive Order is a green light for US open banking


28 Jul 2021

On July 9 2021, President Biden didn’t just throw a bone to US open banking, he underwrote the mortg...

Money Lego: Banking-as-a-Service partnerships and the contractual challenges for banks

Money Lego: Banking-as-a-Service partnerships and the contractual challenges for banks


20 Jul 2021

Given the relative youth of Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS), there remain fundamental questions around h...

Tech & Crime Series: Is it time for a bespoke UK crypto-regulation regime?

Tech & Crime Series: Is it time for a bespoke UK crypto-regulation regime?

Thomas Cattee
15 Jul 2021

In the UK, cryptoasset related activities are rightly being increasingly regulated for anti-money la...

How robust Ultimate Beneficial Ownership strategy positions regulated firms for success

How robust Ultimate Beneficial Ownership strategy positions regulated firms for success


12 Jul 2021

It has never been more important for firms to maintain strong systems to appropriately assess custom...

Emerging markets and the compliance challenge

Emerging markets and the compliance challenge


06 Jul 2021

Following the global financial crisis in 2008, correspondent banks began reassessing their emerging ...

The future of payments: Scheme juggling

The future of payments: Scheme juggling

Madhvi Mavadiya
24 Jun 2021

Following the determination that SWIFT messaging standard MT was below the mark for today’s evolving...