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Americas

17th timeʼs a charm? US lawmakers write another crypto bill

US lawmakers are working on the Digital Asset Market Structure bill, adding to the 16 existing pieces of digital assets...
By Niece Prayoonrat 13th May 2025
17th timeʼs a charm? US lawmakers write another crypto bill

Americas

Crypto dominates US SEC policy work, few TradFi rules pruned

Crypto assets have dominated the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) policy work so far in the first half of...
By Rachel Wolcott 12th May 2025
Crypto dominates US SEC policy work, few TradFi rules pruned

Retail

Challenger banks united in call for support from regulators to scale up

Challenger banks need dedicated support from regulators if they are to scale up beyond their initial success, David Jarvis, CEO...
By Lindsey Rogerson 7th May 2025
Challenger banks united in call for support from regulators to scale up

Retail

No payment left behind

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and individuals currently bear the brunt of problems around cross-border transactions so global cooperation, including...
By Elizabeth Lumley 6th May 2025
No payment left behind

Asia Pacific

Cookie-cutter climate mitigation strategy will not work for APAC banks

A one-size-fits-all approach to phasing out finance to carbon-intensive industries is not appropriate for banks in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region,...
By Lindsey Rogerson 23rd April 2025
Cookie-cutter climate mitigation strategy will not work for APAC banks

Americas

SEC crypto roundtable debates tailored versus traditional regulatory approach

Crypto industry leaders and US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) top brass debated the use of traditional methods for protecting...
By Elizabeth Lumley 22nd April 2025
SEC crypto roundtable debates tailored versus traditional regulatory approach

Financial Crime

China boosts legal arsenal for potential sanctions war, tightening counter-sanction regulations

China is ramping up its legal arsenal to fight a potential sanctions war, by tightening up its domestic regulations to...
By Niece Prayoonrat 16th April 2025
China boosts legal arsenal for potential sanctions war, tightening counter-sanction regulations

Regulatory Reporting

EU watchdog promises to cut reporting burden, warns it needs data to supervise

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) says it will “critically assess” the data it currently receives to ensure...
By Lindsey Rogerson 11th April 2025
EU watchdog promises to cut reporting burden, warns it needs data to supervise
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