One of Revolut’s UK regulatory chiefs has stepped down from her role amid growing tensions between the fintech firm and the Financial Conduct Authority over its sluggish progress on towards a banking licence. Deirdre Halligan, head of global affairs, wealth and trading, oversaw the ...Read More

The Biden administration is preparing to release an executive action that will task federal agencies with regulating digital assets such as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as a matter of national security, a person familiar with the White House’s plan tells Barron’s. The national security memorandum, ...Read More

Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance has hired a former regulator as the new CEO for its operations in Singapore. Binance aims to become “a leader in regulatory compliance” as it pivots into a financial services company amid intense scrutiny from regulators worldwide. Binance Singapore Boosts ...Read More

The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday approved Nasdaq’s push to require race and gender disclosures in its listing rules. The announcement from Wall Street’s top regulator marks the conclusion of a monthslong debate at the SEC on whether to approve or reject Nasdaq’s ...Read More

Ripple chief executive Bradley Garlinghouse said US regulators’ belief that there is already a lot of clarity around cryptocurrencies was like an addict’s belief that they don’t have a problem. Garlinghouse, whose company’s XRP token is at the center of a lawsuit launched by ...Read More

Amazon and Facebook have filed petitions seeking Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan’s recusal in antitrust cases involving their companies. Khan’s confirmation to the FTC and appointment to lead the agency presents one of the clearest threats of major regulatory action in the tech sector in years. By seeking to ...Read More

When the pandemic hit, we certainly sensed there would be a strong impact on our social lives. But what was not immediately apparent was the extent that Wall Street and its regulated financial services employees would be affected. The work-from-home revolution had arrived, and ...Read More