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Parliament Blasts Regulators Over Failure to Oversee Financial Services
February 22, 2022

Members of Parliament took aim at the United Kingdom’s financial regulatory bodies Monday (Feb. 21), alleging they have failed to combat fraud and accused them of being too cozy with financial institutions (FIs), Investment Week reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Chinese Regulators Ask Banks to Check Ties With Ant Group
February 21, 2022

Chinese authorities have said the biggest state-owned firms and banks need to start a fresh round of checks on financial exposure and other links to Ant Group, Bloomberg reported Monday (Feb. 21). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Tencent Denies It Faces Chinese Regulatory Restrictions
February 21, 2022

Tencent has said it isn’t facing a major regulatory crackdown, refuting online speculation, according to a Monday (Feb. 21) report from Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Nigerian FinTech Tingo Seeks $500M in Expansion Funds, Eyes 2022 IPO
February 21, 2022

Tingo, a Nigerian FinTech focusing on agriculture, is looking to raise $500 million to expand across Africa, Bloomberg reported Monday (Feb. 21). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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EU ‘Obstacles’ Hobble Growth, European Industrialists Say
February 20, 2022

The European single market is akin to an obstacle course, which has put several companies as also-rans as the U.S. takes the lead, Financial Times writes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Ukraine Parliament Updates Law on Virtual Assets
February 18, 2022

Ukrainian parliamentary body Verkhovna Rada supported the amendments of the Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the country’s law on virtual assets, creating a legal market for cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the nation, according to a press release Thursday (Feb. 17). Get the Full...

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EMEA Daily: Crypto Products Less Regulated in UK Than in US, EU Brings Legal Fight to...
February 18, 2022

In today’s top Europe, Middle East, and Africa news, cryptocurrency lenders face less regulation in the U.K. than in the U.S., and the European Union accused China of preventing European tech firms from defending their patents in court. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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US, Brazil, Paraguay Meet to Fight Transnational Organized Crime
February 18, 2022

Some of the top minds in law enforcement from the U.S., Brazil and Paraguay had a meeting this week to devise tactics to combat the growing problem of transnational organized crime (TOC), the Rio Times reported Friday (Feb. 18). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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India’s DealShare Hits $1.7B Valuation After $210M Funding Round
February 17, 2022

DealShare, an Indian social commerce platform, has raised $210 million in Series E funding, according to a report Thursday (Feb. 17) from The Economic Times of India. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...