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Safety worries will slow micro-mobility adoption

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INTERNATIONAL

Its larger rival Uber is likely to follow suit. Such ride-hailing and sharing technology companies are at one end of the micro-mobility transformation of urban transport to rider…

Fintechs may shake up traditional banking in Brazil

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BRAZIL

Although fintechs may increase efficiency and competition in the financial system, they may also pose risks to the banking sector if they are poorly regulated. In March the…

Cloud services face new scrutiny as industry matures

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INT

Its two key attributes -- flexible scale and access from anywhere -- make it a perfect fit for governments, non-profits and commercial firms needing to launch new services, and…

Brexit’s impact on the City of London will vary

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UK

The alternative to passporting after Brexit is ‘equivalence’, which would allow EU and UK firms access each other’s financial markets. However, such a regime does have the same…

Prospects for cybersecurity in 2024

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PROSPECTS 2024

These include the impact of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) on cyberattacks, espionage and influencer campaigns; supply-chain risks; and the emergence of a software…

EU advances plan for strict crypto regulations

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EU

EU institutions and members must now agree on the final version and its technical provisions. On September 21, a leaked version of the text introducing MiCA raised concerns in the…

Digital gig workers rise up EU policy agenda

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EU

One controversial feature of these conditions is payment-related speculation in the contractual terms of labour platforms. Such practices are especially sensitive in the case of…

MiFID II will recast Europe’s financial landscape

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INTERNATIONAL

MiFID II implementation and compliance

De-risking raises Caribbean banking dilemmas

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CARIBBEAN

The impact of bank de-risking.

FTX collapse boosts case for EU crypto regulation

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EU

The EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA), the first comprehensive set of regulations, aims to reduce the risk of an FTX-type collapse. The final vote is due during the plenary…