5/15/2026 1:36:49 PM US Senate committee advances crypto bill in milestone for digital assets By Andreas Ioannou Among other things, the bill would define when crypto tokens are securities, commodities or otherwise, giving the industry what it says...
4/22/2026 7:25:39 PM Treasury and regulator to hold crunch talks with UK fintech unicorns By Andreas Ioannou Sources also said the progress of the government’s deregulation drive and additional improvements to London listing incentives were...
4/10/2026 1:59:03 PM Treasury proposes anti-money laundering framework for stablecoin issuers By Louden Richason The proposed rule requires permitted payment stablecoin issuers to maintain AML/CFT and sanctions programs, report suspicious activity,...
2/12/2026 6:30:54 PM UK's FCA confirms new protections for BNPL borrowers By Andreas Ioannou The new rules mean that BNPL lenders will now have to provide clear, upfront details to consumers using their services covering payment...
1/5/2026 12:30:24 PM Crypto users forced to share account details with tax officials By Andreas Ioannou Cryptocurrency exchanges, which act like banks for the industry allowing people to exchange standard currency for virtual coins, must now...
12/11/2025 3:03:49 PM Britain's looser investment advice rules to take effect in April By Andreas Ioannou The new regime, dubbed "targeted support", will allow advisers to guide consumers on whether and how to invest or save for pensions,...
11/11/2025 3:38:11 PM Brazil central bank tightens rules for virtual assets, cryptocurrency By Andreas Ioannou Brazil's central bank on Monday released long-awaited rules for trading virtual assets, including cryptocurrencies, that will extend...
8/22/2025 1:49:54 PM CFPB seeks comments on bank fees as consumer-data rule reworked By Louden Richason This is the first step in the agency returning to the drawing board to revise the rule after the largest US bank began informing fintech...
7/9/2025 5:58:44 AM Gradient Labs raises $13m in Series A funding By Kate Wang London based agentic AI startup focused on regulated industries raised $13m in Series A funding led by Redpoint Ventures.
5/29/2025 1:08:28 PM UK plans to force pension funds to invest in private markets By Sarah Wolter The government will take a reserve power to set binding asset allocation targets and secure £27.5b for local investment priorities from...
5/16/2025 1:08:36 PM US regulators reportedly scaling back bank capital requirements By Sarah Wolter The cuts would be the largest in more than a decade, and the latest in a series of deregulation efforts by the Trump administration....
5/7/2025 8:20:14 PM Pay later economy gets regulatory reprieve as CFPB moves to rescind BNPL rule By Sarah Wolter The CFPB pattern under the Trump administration would suggest that “rescind” doesn’t mean further regulating or even outlawing BNPL as a...
4/24/2025 10:36:19 PM Nubank clears major hurdle in securing Mexico banking license By Cristobal de Atucha Brazilian fintech Nubank said on Thursday that its Mexico arm received regulatory approval from the Mexican National Banking and...
4/24/2025 10:06:48 PM Stablecoin turf wars: Bank of America, Tether and Circle battle to shape US rules By Cristobal de Atucha Bank of America’s interest in issuing a stablecoin has intensified the debate in Washington as lawmakers weigh the STABLE Act and the...
4/9/2025 3:30:10 PM DOJ ends crypto enforcement team, shifts focus to terrorism and fraud By Sarah Wolter This is the latest in a sweeping set of pro-crypto moves under President Donald Trump aimed at rolling back what his administration views...
4/8/2025 8:50:51 PM Stripe applies for US banking license to expand merchant acquiring capabilities By Sarah Wolter Stripe’s application for a Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank (MALPB) charter has been accepted by the state of Georgia’s Department...