Will public and private payment systems coexist?
Wendy Saunders, Clive Cunningham and Richard Woods of Herbert Smith Freehills explore stablecoins and how they may influence fintech regulation Read more
Open Banking catching the eye of global regulators: Developments in Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia
The banking industry has undergone rapid change in recent years with the rise of virtual currency, fintech and digital innovation challenging the status quo. One of the key developments emerging in the last couple of years is the concept of Open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for use in the banking industry, or Open Banking. Read more
Fintech regulation – what to expect
With increasing regulation in the fintech space, we have created a timeline of key UK and EU regulatory milestones to expect over the coming months and years. Read more
Fintech regulation – what is on the horizon?
With fintech becoming such a fast-moving and increasingly regulated space, we have created a timeline of key UK and EU regulatory milestones to watch out for over the coming months and years. Read more
Bank of England launches fintech community and FCA publishes discussion paper on distributed ledger technology
In March 2017, the Bank of England FinTech Accelerator launched a new fintech community. The new community has three main objectives: to share developments, trends and insights to facilitate learning within the Bank and across the sector; to ensure the Bank is engaging with a range of fintech firms; and to increase networking across fintech-related … Read more
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Nick Pantlin
Partner, Corporate, London
+44 20 7466 2570
Alex Kay
Partner, Corporate, London
+44 20 7466 2447
Mark Robinson
Partner, Corporate, Singapore
+65 6868 9808
Rich Woods
Senior Associate, Corporate, London
+44 20 7466 2940