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The EU’s securities markets’ regulator has published updated reporting instructions and XML schema (version 1.2.0) for the templates set out in the technical standards on disclosure requirements.

The EU's Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) is up for review and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has now issued an open letter about the key areas that may need some attention.

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed a case accusing WhatsApp of abusing its market dominance in the payment space.

The World Bank will provide the Commonwealth of Dominica with $75m to assist in transformation of the country's digital economy.

Of the 26 FinTech companies to raise rounds in the last seven days, cybersecurity and InsurTech companies enjoyed the most cash injections.

The US justice department has announced that American authorities have seized millions of dollars in cryptocurrency linked to online terrorist financing campaigns involving Hamas, al-Qaeda and ISIS.

The German Financial Intelligence Unit only sent a fracture of warnings about Wirecard's finances to the police and the public prosecutor's office.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has called for finance companies incorporated in Singapore to cap their total dividends per share for the financial year 2020 at at 60% of 2019’s level.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has launched several initiatives to boost the adoption of its new interest benchmark.

The Asian Institute of Digital Finance (AIDF) is a new initiative from three Singaporean authorities to speed up the development of digital financial services in Asia.