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How Sustainable Finance Can Lead the Fight Against Climate Change

There are mounting concerns about the state of the environment and this in turn is putting pressure on companies to finally take action. Indeed, it is no longer just up to individuals and non-profits to work towards the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate agreement. Sustainability as a goal has become more …

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How to establish an innovation hub and master the challenges that follow

London is one, if not the leading innovation hubs of the world for FinTech and RegTech. In most statistics it takes the top spot for number of unicorns and companies active in these sectors, investments in terms of financing coming from its own shores and foreign direct investment, and people employed by startups. A number of the …

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What is the difference between utility, security and payment tokens?

An overview of the principal token models and analysis of the potential regulatory implications. A while ago, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance published an interesting study examining the global cryptoasset regulatory landscape. While crypto regulation has evolved since the publication of the report, it is a very interesting read and a good resource for most of …

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What The EU’s Battle Against Silicon Valley Means For Digital Businesses & Startups

The activity of the big tech companies has come under scrutiny and especially the European Union has increased the pressure. In a guest post Kayleigh Alexandra explains what the EU’s battle against Silicon Valley means for digital businesses and startups. Does Silicon Valley wield far too much power throughout the Western world, if not the …

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Life Beyond Brexit – Key Aspects from the FCA’s Business Plan

Right in time for the long Easter weekend, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) last week issued its annual business plan for 2019/2020. On 56 pages it sets out the regulator’s main areas of focus, outlines priorities and describes how the FCA intends to tackle the issues it has identified. From supervisory priorities to market …

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Financial Innovation = Risky Business? First lessons from the LCF mini-bond scandal

When the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a statement before Christmas that announced that it had directed London Capital & Finance plc (LCF) to withdraw all of its existing marketing materials in relation to LCF’s Fixed Rate ISA or Bond, it marked the beginning of the end of the company and the hopes of investors …

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Covering yourself in the Age of FinTech Innovation or An Introduction to Open Source Software Compliance

Open Source is one of the key drivers of FinTech innovation, but it comes with a number of risks though and an effective Open Source Software Compliance framework is a must for all companies employing OSS. Here is why. Open Source Software is one of the key drivers of FinTech innovation and estimates from a …

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Innovation Hubs v Regulatory Sandboxes and the Future of Innovation Facilitators

The ESAs joint report on innovation facilitators analysis the different kinds of innovation hubs and regulatory sandboxes that have been established in European member states. What better time to take stock, compare the two and confront some of the major argument as well as think about a way forward? Recently, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) set …

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ESAs publish report on Regulatory Sandboxes and Innovation Hubs

The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published today a joint report on innovation facilitators (regulatory sandboxes and innovation hubs). The report sets out a comparative analysis of the innovation facilitators established to date within the EU. The ESAs also set out best practices for the design and operation of innovation facilitators. ​The number of innovation facilitators in …

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