Uber pays $2.6M to settle historical charges it violated Dutch taxi laws
Another fine for Uber’s historical playbook: The ride-hailing giant has agreed to pay around $2.6 million (€2.3M) to settle charges in the Netherlands related to...
Category : Regulation
Top fintech stories this week – 8 March 2019 – FinTech Futures
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place! New Zealand is opening to modern regulation New...
Canada Tax Agency Poses Probing Questions to Cryptocurrency Owners
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has sent an extremely detailed questionnaire to citizens it believes to be in possession of cryptocurrency. Those suspected of failing...
Soldo gets sold on Irish e-money licence – FinTech Futures
Soldo, the London-based fintech, has received an e-money licence from the Irish central bank, in preparation for Brexit. Soldo has raised over €28 million since...
Mexico mulls mobile payments system with Amazon – FinTech Futures
Mexico’s central bank is in discussions with Amazon to bring in a new government-backed mobile payment system offering online purchases via QR codes. CoDi comes...
French Finance Committee: Ban on Anonymous Cryptocurrencies Appropriate
In a report published earlier today, the Finance Committee of France’s National Assembly has stated that it would be appropriate to ban all cryptocurrencies focused...
Ripple, ConsenSys, Quant Network Among 105 Founders to Sign-Off on International Blockchain Association at European Commission
Today marked another significant milestone for global blockchain technology adoption after a notary deed to create the International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) was...
Road to Consensus by CoinDesk
Jake Chervinsky is a lawyer, just not yours. A litigator with New York-based Kobre & Kim, Chervinsky has become a preeminent Twitter personality thanks to...
Crypto boosted by Russia’s digital rights bill – FinTech Futures
Russia is moving towards cryptocurrency legislation as the nation has created a bill on digital rights for the development of the digital economy. Dreaming of...
Mobi Direct picks Worldline for Pakistani payments – FinTech Futures
Mobi Direct, a payment system operator (PSO) and payment service provider (PSP) in Pakistan, has contracted Worldline to provide its digital infrastructure platform. “Mobi Direct’s...
Israel Securities Authority Wants a Dedicated Token Exchange
An Israel Securities Authority (ISA) committee tasked with examining the regulation of crypto coin offerings has submitted its final recommendations today, March 6. They include...
Crypto Regulations UK | Things You Need to Know
As cryptocurrencies are slowly but surely clawing their way from their niche sector into the mainstream, it inevitably forces regulators to respond. While some countries’...
Wealthtech Gluskin Sheff turns to Broadridge tech – FinTech Futures
Gluskin Sheff and Associates has implemented Broadridge’s investment management technology platform. Broadridge will support Gluskin Sheff as it scales its wealth management business The platform...
Cognizant buys post-trade processor Meritsoft – FinTech Futures
Cognizant is buying something again with the acquisition of Dublin-based financial software company Meritsoft. Financial details were not disclosed The Irish firm is best known...