Shanghai regulators are ordering more than 40 peer-to-peer (P2P) lenders to get ready to close shop, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Thursday (Oct. 31). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
The EU Antitrust Chief Margrethe Vestager said she is considering holding large tech companies to a higher standard of proof when it comes to competition cases, according to a report by the Financial Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
HSBC executive Peter Wong is calling for China to relax regulations so that foreign banks can have an easier time obtaining licenses and raising deposits in the country. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Asset managers like BlackRock and Vanguard, along with investment banks, have banded together to ask clearing houses to create larger safety buffers and more stringent standards to help stave off potential future trading losses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
The Kenyan National Assembly is considering a law that would make mobile lenders in the country subject to central bank oversight, which would force them to reveal transactions fees and interest rates before they dole out loans. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, said the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are no longer investigating it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
A proposed law created to increase competition in the tech sector would allow users to move their data between social media platforms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Recent short-term, or repo, lending issues have Sen. Elizabeth Warren worried that banks could potentially use the problems to justify easing regulations on the banking industry as a whole. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
This week, the European Banking Authority (EBA) extended the deadline for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) to Dec. 31, 2020. The news follows an earlier extension announced by the EBA in June 2019 that ensured companies would be given “limited” additional time. Get the Full Story...