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Many fintech companies collect and process vast amounts of data in order to provide financial services quickly and inexpensively.

Bitcoin, writes Vern Krishna, is "a multi-faceted, highly technical and difficult to trace asset that may quite possibly be a pyramid scheme."

According to the death certificate produced by the Government of Rajasthan (a region of India), Gerald Cotten, the CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX ...

With 10,000+ attendees, including more than three thousand companies from seventy-five countries, Money20/20 is the largest annual global event focusing on payments and financial services innovation.

Canadian and American regulators have made concerted efforts in the last year to definitively demonstrate that cryptocurrencies are under their securities purview...

he Competition Bureau (Bureau) recently released the final report from its market study, titled Technology-led innovation and emerging services in the Canadian financial services sector (Report) ...

In Roy Flowers v. Persist Oil and Gas Inc., the Court of King's Bench of Alberta issued a permanent injunction precluding the defendant from operating a Bitcoin mining operation...

As we move into 2024, Gowling WLG's Financial Services and Technology (FSxT) Group shares its take on key legal and regulatory developments expected to affect the Canadian market this year...

EKB lawyers Kelly Samuels and Russell Allsup have authored a Fintech Comparative Guide for Canada.

In AA v Persons Unknown [2019] EWHC 3556 (Comm) the English High Court has granted a proprietary injunction over bitcoins used as a ransom payment in cyber extortion.

Financial institutions, including banks, asset/fund managers and insurers, as well as established FinTech businesses and start-ups

Cryptocurrency is evolving and with that, a plethora of legal issues are likely to arise.

The PASA, the payments system management body of that country, recently announced a new biometric verification specification, which is set to become the standard for biometric payments throughout South Africa.

Quatre avocats de Stikeman Elliott ont récemment corédigé le chapitre canadien (en anglais seulement) de la troisième édition de The Virtual Currency Regulation Review publiée par

These are the words of the Tribunal administratif des marchés financiers, when it reminded the Autorité des marchés financiers that a freeze order is an extraordinary power vested in the court...

Two major shifts need to occur. First, there must be bank adoption in Canada. Currently, many banks are hesitant to solicit interest in BTC or ETH.

Much to the chagrin of crypto investors, the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fell sharply in the first quarter of 2018, firmly establishing that the laws of gravity apply in cyberspace.

Technology continues to shape the way investors interact with their assets. With the rise of neobrokers like Robinhood and WealthSimple, younger investors prefer direct, real-time and comprehensive access...