Wilson Sonsini Attorneys Honored in Chambers UK 2024
On October 19, 2023, Chambers & Partners published its 2024 Chambers UK guide, which recognized Wilson Sonsini attorneys Fleur Benns...
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EXCLUSIVE: Stripe faces backlash after payments firm cut off small family business for selling gun accessories – amid ‘de-banking’ controversy
Silicon Valley payments company Stripe is under fire across the globe after blocking small, family-run businesses from using its services.The...
The U.S. Is Preparing To Put Billions Into High-Speed Rail
Brightline's planned Las Vegas to Los Angeles railway could be the first true high-speed train in the U.S., running at...
Innovations in Payments: Regulation, Infrastructure, and Opportunities
Much is written about revolutionary developments in payments, but the reality of progress in such a complex area is that...
UK Regulator Targets Client Money Protections in Priorities for Payments Firms
On March 16, 2023, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) published a letter1 to the CEOs of UK electronic money...
Sonata Software soars on acquiring US-based Quant Systems in all-cash deal
Sonata Software jumped 4.61% to Rs 722 after the company's wholly owned subsidiary Sonata Software North America Inc. announced the signing of definitive agreement for acquiring 100% stake in Quant Systems Inc. Quant Systems, Inc., a Texas-based IT services corporation, is an enterprise data analytics and cloud modernization service provider for leading Fortune 500 clients and has presence in USA, India and Costa Rica. The corporation has technical expertise in enterprise data analytics, cloud modernization, cyber security, salesforce, data privacy, Adobe, Snowflake, and digital & mobile app...
FinCEN Issues ‘First-of-its-Kind’ Order Against Crypto Asset Exchange Linked to Illicit Russian Activity
On January 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) designated Bitzlato Limited (Bitzlato), a crypto asset...
Increased Scrutiny in the U.S. and the UK on the Financial Activity of Russian Oligarchs
As the war in Ukraine rages on, recent advisories from financial crime agencies in the United States and the United...
Storm cuts US oil, gas, power output; prices up
Frigid cold and blowing winds on Friday knocked out power and cut energy production across the United States, driving up...
Dutch Court Holds Former Director Personally Liable for EU Cartel Fine
On December 12, 2022, the Dutch Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal (the court) confirmed that a former director of Heiploeg, a...
