Accreditation news and trends

UK Digital Banks Can’t Disburse Gov’t Funds To COVID-19-Affected Firms
Coronavirus // March 26, 2020

Digital banks that weren’t part of an earlier funding scheme lack the accreditation necessary to send relief to people affected by the coronavirus, according to a Thursday (March 26) Reuters report.  The British Business Bank (BBB) announced on Monday (March 23) that it was launching...

Acting SEC Chair: Startups Need More Access, Overhaul Of ‘Accredited’ Investor Standard Needed
Investments // February 27, 2017

The acting chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that his agency should let more investors be designated as accredited so that they can take stakes in private firms, among them marquee names such as Lyft and Airbnb. The Wall Street Journal...

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Facebook Could Lose Accreditation Of Media Rating Council

May 01, 2020
Facebook Inc. advertisers probably won’t “like” its subpar rating from a media industry watchdog. The Media Rating Council (MRC) review found that the California-based social media giant has failed to address advertisers’ concerns arising from an Ernst & Young audit over how it measures and reports data about video advertisements.  “The Committee felt strongly that the lack […]

UK Digital Banks Can’t Disburse Gov’t Funds To COVID-19-Affected Firms

March 26, 2020
Digital banks that weren’t part of an earlier funding scheme lack the accreditation necessary to send relief to people affected by the coronavirus, according to a Thursday (March 26) Reuters...