Governance
Financial Regulation Must Respond to Big Tech's Incursions in Financial Services
The financial world is currently facing major disruption with the increasing presence of Big Tech firms such as Amazon, Apple and Google in the industry. As these companies push further into financial services with their data-driven business models, there is growing concern that the current regulatory approach is not equipped to handle the related policy challenges.
FCA tripled the number of fines in 2022, while SEC doled out a record $6.4 billion in penalties
Source: SteelEye
The number of fines issued by global financial services regulators reached staggering levels in 2022, according to SteelEye’s inaugural Fine Tracker.
Queen Máxima launches the CCAF Regulator Knowledge Exchange
The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) has launched a new digital hub designed to bring together regulators from across the globe, to collaborate and enhance their efforts to evolve financial services regulation.
Binance chief downplays CBDC threat to crypto
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) do not pose a threat to cryptocurrencies and would actually help build trust among sceptics by validating the underlying blockchain technology.
New York regulator hits Coinbase with $50m fine
Coinbase will pay a $50 million penalty and invest another $50 million in its compliance programme to settle a New York State regulatory investigation into its anti-money laundering practices.
FTX implosion shows need for crypto regulation - BofE's Cunliffe
The collapse of FTX, and the fact that its failures were more organisational than technological, highlights the importance of properly regulating the crypto sector, says Bank of England deputy governor Jon Cunliffe.
OCC sets up fintech office
US regulator the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is setting up a financial technology unit to help it keep up with the "rapidly changing banking landscape".
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas
Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been arrested in the Bahamas.
Web3 companies collaborate to create Ethereum Climate Platform
Source: Consensys
This afternoon at COP27, the world’s largest gathering on climate action, a group of Web3 companies convened by ConsenSys and Allinfra, joined civil society leaders and the UNFCCC Climate Innovation Hub, to announce the creation of the Ethereum Climate Platform (ECP).
Industry pushes back again on Basel Committee crypto plans
A group of industry associations has pushed back against a second Basel Committee on Banking Supervision consultation on the rules on investments in crypto assets by financial institutions, calling for a host of changes.
Metro Bank and two former directors fined for financial reporting breach
Source: FCA
The FCA has fined Metro Bank PLC £10,002,300 for breaching the Listing Rules by publishing incorrect information to investors.
US Treasury calls for closer supervision of fintech-bank relationships
The US Department of the Treasury has called for greater regulation of fintech-bank partnerships in order to prevent abuses and protect consumers.
Morgan Stanley hit with $35m penalty for device disposal failings
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (MSSB) has been slapped with a $35 million penalty for failing to protect the personal identifying information (PII) of about 15 million customers.