Business 20 August 2019

With 2,000 applications, Israel fintech regulator eyes licensing changes

The Israeli Capital Market Authority is seeking to make changes to its licensing regime in order to encourage competition and grow the country’s fintech industry.

Business 18 June 2019

Brazil to launch regulatory sandbox for blockchain and fintech

The Brazilian sandbox, supported by several agencies, will allow them to study new technologies while encouraging innovation.

Business 17 May 2019

Reserve Bank of India urged to rethink crypto ban in regulatory sandbox

Lobby groups are urging the Reserve Bank of India to reconsider its ban on cryptocurrency-related products from joining the proposed regulatory sandbox.

Business 3 May 2019

South Korea regulator adds 9 blockchain firms in new sandbox cohort

A total of 105 companies had applied to take part in the program since its launch in January 2018, according to South Korea’s Financial Services Commission.

Business 2 May 2019

3 blockchain firms get green light to join UK FCA’s regulatory sandbox

The Financial Conduct Authority has included Diro Labs, Fintech Delivery Panel Partners and ecommerce payment firm Nuggets within the cohort 5 group of companies.

Business 30 April 2019

Russia will explore blockchain in 4 regulatory sandboxes

Russia will establish four regulatory sandboxes for companies to try out new blockchain technology, amongst others, in before real rules kick in.

Business 29 April 2019

Austria’s minister of finance wants a fintech regulatory sandbox

Austria’s minister of finance, Hartwig Loeger, wants a sandbox for fintech business models to be tested in.

Business 28 February 2019

Shariah-compliant crypto exchange Rain graduates from Bahrain sandbox

Rain, a Bahrain based cryptocurrency exchange, has graduated to the Central Bank of Bahrain’s Regulatory Sandbox.

Business 11 July 2018

UK’s FCA accepts 29 crypto startups to regulatory sandbox

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has accepted 29 companies into cohort 4 of its regulatory sandbox, designed to create a safe space for innovation in crypto assets.

Business 20 June 2018

Russia’s 2 largest banks to test crypto portfolios, starting with Top 6 cryptocurrencies

State-owned Sberbank and Russia’s largest private bank, Alfa Bank, are testing cryptocurrency investment portfolios under the central bank’s ‘regulatory sandbox.’

Business 14 June 2018

Bahrain central bank grants regulatory sandbox license to Palmex

Palmex becomes the first cryptocurrency exchange in the Middle East and North Africa region to receive a regulatory sandbox license.