The UK first created a regulatory sandbox in 2016; the Financial Conduct Authority is now seeking feedback on whether it should expand their sandbox globally; fintechs would benefit by having the ability to test in other countries and regulators could work together on some of the issues related to companies seeking to operate across borders; the FCA stated, "The overall approach would be to better understand and solve common regulatory problems, as well as being more helpful to firms who have aspirations to grow at scale in multiple markets." Source
The Reserve Bank of India will begin regulating p2p lending firms; the government of India released a notification on Wednesday; the platforms will be treated as non-banking financial companies (NBFCs); article shares the suggested regulatory framework from a paper released in 2016. Source
Fintech leaders praised Milei's win in presidential elections, anticipating a more favorable scenario for the technology sector.
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