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China’s Central Bank Introduces Certification System for Fintech Products

China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), will use a new system to certify 11 types of fintech hardware and software products relating to digital payments. On Oct. 29, the PBoC alongside China’s market regulator, the State Ad­min­is­tra­tion for Mar­ket Reg­u­la­tion (SAMR), jointly released a set of documents

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US CFTC Turns Its Fintech Lab Into an Independent Office in D.C.

The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) gives its fintech research unit LabCFTC status as an independent operating office.Blockchain and digital assets are an important part of developmentEstablished by the CFTC in 2017 with the goal of engaging with the fintech community, LabCFTC will now be reporting directly

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Fintech Firm Partners With R3 to Develop Shariah-Compliant Market Platform

Dubai-based fintech company Wethaq has entered into a strategic partnership with enterprise software firm R3, in order to create a platform for issuing and trading sukuk securities based on R3’s Corda offering. A platform for Islamic securitiesAccording to a press release on Aug. 28, Wethaq’s platform is built on R3’s

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Israeli Financial Authority to Accelerate Blockchain, Fintech Licensure

The Capital Market, Insurance and Saving Authority, a division of Israel’s Ministry of Finance (MoF), is looking to accelerate the process of procuring licenses for blockchain and fintech companies in the country.Israeli business news outlet Calcalist reported the development on Aug. 19. According to the report, the authority has

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