regulation
Written by Ashutosh Dwivedi, Director Pre-Sales APAC, Wolters Kluwer FRR The regulatory environment for banks across the Asia-Pacific is in constant motion. They are finding themselves at the intersection of…
Tel Aviv, July 23, 2025 – Israel has granted four international fintech firms—Revolut, Rapyd, Airwallex and Mesh Payments—payment licences to operate in the country, as part of ongoing efforts to…
Washington, 18 July 2025 —The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed three separate bills related to digital assets, including a long-awaited framework for stablecoins. The measures—the CLARITY Act, the…
The US House of Representatives has declared the week of 14 July 2025 as “Crypto Week,” with lawmakers preparing to bring forward several key bills aimed at clarifying the federal…
SINGAPORE, June 2025 – The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) have jointly launched Singapore Payments Network Limited (SPaN), a new independent entity…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has reaffirmed that its licensing regime for Digital Token Service Providers (DTSPs) will also apply to operators serving only overseas clients. Under the revised…
The US Senate confirmed Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair for Supervision, the central bank’s top regulatory position. The confirmation passed narrowly with a 48–46 vote, reflecting a…
MetaWealth, a tokenised real estate investment platform, has been granted a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from the Bank of Lithuania, enabling the fintech start-up to expand the features…
Revolut has finally landed a UK banking licence with restrictions from the Prudential Regulatory Authority, ending a three-year wait for the fintech firm. With this, Revolut has now formally entered…