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Financial Services
UK moves to regulate cloud providers to financial services sector
Plans for new powers aim to mitigate risks stemming from overreliance on small numbers of cloud operators
Retail and Consumer
Evolution of retail platforms and marketplaces risks additional regulatory consequences for businesses
The business models of retail platforms and marketplaces can be impacted by financial services regulation – but there are exclusions
Digitalisation
Retailers adopt facial recognition technology as regulators play catch-up
Automated facial recognition raises broad challenges for privacy regulators but industries such as retail are using the technology ahead of
Banking and finance
Media comment: Karima Lachgar, Fintech and cryptoassets expert in France, features in programme with French business channel BFMTV in the framework of the Paris Blockchain Week Summit
Speaking with host Thomas Schnell of the 60 minutes Business Show, she addresses the topic of Blockchain and NFT.
Financial Services
The EU steps up the debate on a proposed regime for crypto-asset markets
What are the objectives of the recently adopted MiCA text and how does it promote market competitiveness?
Banking and finance
Return of the APP Hydra: Quincecare liability rears its head again
Court of Appeal potentially expands scope of application of the Quincecare duty to individuals giving instructions on their own account
Blockchain
Retail central bank digital currencies: are they inevitable if the metaverse is inescapable?
What are the chief characteristics of CBDCs and their talking points in Singapore, Hong Kong, China and India?
Blockchain
Law Commission concludes English law supports smart contracts
Businesses can take comfort that smart contract technology can create legally binding agreements, but should be aware of remaining areas
Corporate
Predictions 2022: What could be in store for US and international business?
Businesses will be readying themselves for growth and transformation in a year in which the world hopes to move on
Digitalisation
Digitalisation | Five legal and regulatory predictions for 2022
As another year gets underway, and digitalisation continues to transform businesses across all sectors, we offer five predictions for tech
Blockchain
Report on the UK's blockchain landscape confirms London as global hub
The Big Innovation Centre highlights the strength and breadth of UK's blockchain ecosystem in its new report
Financial Services
Fintech firm's fine for Russian payments highlights breadth of UK sanctions regime
The UK financial sanctions watchdog's fine of TransferGo is a reminder that the sanctions regime applies to fintechs and must
