All posts tagged "Competition"
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145EnforcementNomura, UBS, UniCredit Fined for Participating in Trading Cartel
During Europe's sovereign debt crisis, the banks shared information about their EGB bidding and trading strategies in Bloomberg terminal chat rooms.
May 25, 2021 -
286ChinaChina Issues Largest Ever Antitrust Fine Against Alibaba
The 18bn yuan penalty is the highest antitrust fine ever to be imposed in China, equivalent to 4% of Alibaba's 2019 revenues.
April 12, 2021 -
240Australia & NZBPAY, eftpos, NPPA Seek ACCC Approval for Merger
The three payment schemes say their merger will allow them to bring innovative products to market more quickly, and will not reduce competition.
March 28, 2021 -
253EnforcementDOJ to Probe Visa Over Debit Card Routing Practices
Visa is alleged to have engaged in anti-competitive practices by preventing merchants from routing payments through other card networks.
March 25, 2021 -
310Australia & NZAustralia to Expand Scope, Length of Fintech Select Committee
The FinTech Select Committee's mandate has been extended from an April deadline to October 2021. A report on its work programme is expected in April.
March 19, 2021 -
267Australia & NZAPRA to Update Licensing Approach for New Banking Entrants
The proposed approach will support newly licensed banks so they are better equipped to succeed, according to APRA Deputy Chair John Lonsdale.
March 18, 2021 -
190Asia-PacificSEC Thailand Introduces New Securities Licence Types
The two new licences are for firms that serve as intermediaries only for equity instruments, and for firms managing private funds.
March 17, 2021 -
409Big PictureBIS Paper Offers Policy Options for Regulating Bigtech
Authorities are assessing whether existing regulatory approaches are fit for the purpose of regulating the financial operations of bigtechs.
March 17, 2021 -
215Australia & NZ
ACCC Accepts Visa Commitment to Address Competition Concerns
Visa is legally bound to ensuring that merchants will not pay higher processing costs if they process debit card payments through eftpos rather than the Visa network.
March 12, 2021 -
182Fintech / RegtechFSC Korea to Allow Platform Operators Sell Insurance Products
A new framework will be introduced to allow firms like Kakao and Naver to sell digital insurance products under sandbox-like conditions.
February 11, 2021
