ESG and FinTech: Put your money where your mouth is
As the world aims for net zero carbon emissions by 2050, investors are pouring trillions of dollars into ESG funds. How will FinTechs play their part...
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Ranking members seek answers from OCC on bank-fintech partnerships
On October 11, House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Patrick McHenry (R-NC), along with Republican members of the Task Force on Financial Technology, sent a letter...
Money is fungible. NFTs are not.
Highlights “NFTs” are non-fungible tokens that represent an underlying but separate asset to which the NFT owner may or may not have rights. They are programmed...
FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up – w/e 23 September 2022
The post below was first published on our Fintech Notes blog In this regular update, we round up FinTech-related financial services regulatory developments for the week...
A big step for FINTECH companies in Montenegro
To comply with the highest European standards and security conditions – Law on Amendments to the Law on Payment Transactions (“Law”) was adopted in the Parliament...
Inclusion vs Volatility: The Impact of Crypto and Blockchain Technologies on Business
There are widely differing opinions about blockchain and cryptocurrency. Business and TMT expert Nicholas Kuria recently spoke to Africa Legal about the impacts of technology on...
As Christie’s allows NFT sales to take place directly on the blockchain – we look again at what NFTs are and the opportunities they provide
Christie’s has announced the launch of ‘Christie’s 3.0’; an “on-chain auction platform dedicated to exceptional NFT art”. Basically, NFT sales at Christie’s will now take place...
My NFT has been stolen, what do I do? : Avoiding Crypto/NFT Scams and Theft (Part 2 of 2)
As we outlined in Part 1 of this two-part series, cryptocurrency and NFTs increasingly offer opportunities for fraudsters to profit from unsuspecting victims. Often promising large...
[IP CHINA] Xu Beihong painting and the NFT copyright dispute
Recently, an NFT copyright dispute of Xu Beihong’s 8 most representative works has led to discussion among China. Xu is a very famous artist in the...
OCC Highlights Focus on Crypto and Bank-Fintech Partnerships, Expects Stricter Scrutiny Ahead
On September 7, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu discussed the long-term threats to confidence in banking in remarks at the TCH + BPI Annual...