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Today in Crypto: S. Korea Financial Watchdog Eye Fast-Tracking Crypto Laws; DOJ Seeks More Oversight...
Cryptocurrency // August 11, 2022

The South Korean finance watchdog is looking at fast-tracking a review of proposals for new crypto laws, a Coindesk report said. The task force plans to review proposed virtual asset legislation, of which there are 13 proposals currently. This comes after Terra collapsed and sent...

Is Digital Healthcare Advancing Faster Than EU Lawmakers Can Adapt and Regulate?
Healthcare // August 11, 2022

Industry experts have said the lack of standards of practice in Germany, Europe’s largest healthcare market, is hampering the growth of digital healthcare and causing HealthTech startups to miss out on setting trends and leveraging the pandemic-driven digital advancements made in the last few years....

Light Sentence Puts Damper on U.S.’s Offshore AML Efforts
AML // May 23, 2022

U.S. prosecutors planned to send a message to the largely offshore crypto industry this week about the cost of ignoring the anti-money laundering (AML) laws at the core of an important chunk of financial regulation. And they did, but it wasn’t the one they wanted...

Proposed Federal Bill Would Preempt State Laws On Digital Privacy
Regulation // March 10, 2021

Some states are moving ahead with their own regulations regarding internet privacy. As proposals for federal action pop up, a congresswoman has put together a bill that would create a national standard — but would forbid states from improving on the U.S. rules. U.S. Rep....

Interviews & Exclusives
Is Digital Healthcare Advancing Faster Than EU Lawmakers Can Adapt and Regulate?

August 11, 2022
Industry experts have said the lack of standards of practice in Germany, Europe’s largest healthcare market, is hampering the growth of digital healthcare and causing HealthTech startups to miss out on setting trends and leveraging the pandemic-driven digital advancements made in the last few years. Read more: Wellster CEO: Without Standards, Germany’s Digital Healthcare Transformation […]

Helping SaaS Firms Make Sense Of eCommerce’s Tax Complexities

June 10, 2020
Beyond the challenges of the pandemic that is forcing businesses to grapple with all manner of operating challenges, tax complexity has been building over the years on a global stage...

Can Legal Pot Thrive With Closed-Loop Payments?

June 21, 2019
People can say what they will about the wisdom of legal retail sales of marijuana (we here at PYMNTS take no position), but the payments knot that the cash-dominated industry...

Walmart, Wearables And The Murky Future For Marketplaces In India

June 07, 2019
While it might not look like much at first glance, an escalating legal spat between Walmart-owned, Indian eCommerce marketplace Flipkart and a small, relatively unknown New Delhi wearables maker might...

Quick Reads
EU’s Gig Worker Legislation Moves Closer to Vote After Compromises

March 11, 2024
The European Union (EU) is reportedly inching closer to passing legislation on the social and labor rights of millions of gig workers within online platforms. The journey to this point has not been without its compromises and controversies, Reuters reported Monday (Feb. 11). Initially proposed by the European Commission in 2021, the draft rules are intended […]

Today in Crypto: S. Korea Financial Watchdog Eye Fast-Tracking Crypto Laws; DOJ Seeks More Oversight...

August 11, 2022
The South Korean finance watchdog is looking at fast-tracking a review of proposals for new crypto laws, a Coindesk report said. The task force plans to review proposed virtual asset...

Light Sentence Puts Damper on U.S.’s Offshore AML Efforts

May 23, 2022
U.S. prosecutors planned to send a message to the largely offshore crypto industry this week about the cost of ignoring the anti-money laundering (AML) laws at the core of an...

Proposed Federal Bill Would Preempt State Laws On Digital Privacy

March 10, 2021
Some states are moving ahead with their own regulations regarding internet privacy. As proposals for federal action pop up, a congresswoman has put together a bill that would create a...