Regulation

11 Aug 25 @ 13:27

Hong Kong’s ambitions to position itself as a premier hub for digital assets have encountered a reality check, as its de facto central bank signalled a more measured approach to... read more

21 Jul 25 @ 18:03

The European digital finance landscape is experiencing yet another fundamental shift with the soon-to-be-released third Payment Services Directive or PSD3. Concentrating on improving consumer protection, refining Open Banking rules and... read more

11 Jul 25 @ 13:39

The Bank of England has fined Vocalink £11.9m ($16.2m) for serious failings in its risk management and governance arrangements, marking the first such enforcement action against a financial market infrastructure... read more

09 Jul 25 @ 09:07

Scrutiny of US regulatory gaps in high-risk industries offers sobering lessons for the payments sector, which remains exposed to systemic weaknesses of its own. Oversight failures in sectors such as... read more

08 Jul 25 @ 09:26

After years of erratic oversight, US policymakers are edging closer to imposing regulatory stability on digital assets – with stablecoins at the centre of their focus. The Guiding and Establishing... read more

26 Jun 25 @ 10:13

Now that the SEC has officially dropped its long-running case against Ripple, the crypto firm is walking away with a clear win. But this isn’t just a milestone for Ripple... read more

27 May 25 @ 10:20

The concept of “banking hours” is rapidly becoming obsolete. From late nights to public holidays, payments in Europe are poised to become truly non-stop. By October 2025, the EU’s SEPA... read more

20 May 25 @ 10:17

A proposal to cap credit card interest rates at 10% has recently entered the US Senate with bipartisan backing – but its clear that the outcome will have ramifications in... read more

15 May 25 @ 10:46

A coalition of Europe’s largest retailers is calling on the European Commission to clamp down on Visa and Mastercard over what they describe as opaque, inflation-exceeding fees that hinder competition... read more

08 May 25 @ 17:39

The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has entered 2025 amid a confluence of regulatory upheaval, market scrutiny, and structural transformation. As its tenth anniversary approaches, the PSR finds itself both... read more

30 Apr 25 @ 17:03

The UK Treasury has taken a decisive step in shaping the country’s regulatory stance on digital assets, announcing that overseas stablecoin issuers will be exempt from new domestic crypto rules.... read more

24 Apr 25 @ 17:18

The European Union’s proposed Financial Data Access (FIDA) regulation — once heralded as a cornerstone of the bloc’s digital finance ambitions — now finds itself mired in uncertainty. Initially flagged... read more