British FCA Creates Global FinTech Sandbox with Scope to ICO, DLT Technology
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Published Aug 07, 2018 01:57PM ET
Updated Aug 07, 2018 03:00PM ET
British FCA Creates Global FinTech Sandbox with Scope to ICO, DLT Technology
The British Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a ‘global sandbox’ for financial technology industry (FinTech) in a bid to provide a platform for testing cross-border ideas in a light regulatory environment and to encourage cooperation between regulators and multinational companies, FCA said on Tuesday. Called Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN), it targets various FinTech initiatives like the crypto crowdfunding model of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and the distributed ledger technology (DLT) sector.
Now FCA along with ten international partners including the United States Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) is accepting recommendations about the Global Financial Innovation Network and its mission before launching GFIN’s full-scale activities next year. FinTech companies such as crypto and blockchain startups can send their ...
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