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The Treasury Department proposed rules under the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act (COINS) that would add biotechnology to the list of national-security-restricted sectors (alongside semiconductors, AI, and quantum), prohibiting U.S. financial transactions with Chinese biotech companies and biotech equipment/tool manufacturers — while carving out U.S. pharma's ability to in-license China-invented drugs.
Revolut has obtained a Gibraltar distributed ledger technology (DLT) licence via a new entity to support its international cryptocurrency expansion strategy.
Chinese cross-border payments firm YeePay has been granted an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence by the Dutch central bank (DNB), giving it a regulated foothold to operate and passport e-money services across the EU/EEA.
The U.S. Treasury is seeking public comment on GENIUS Act stablecoin rules, and issuing payment stablecoins generally requires a federal or state license.
Alibaba plans revenue-sharing terms for some commercial users of its Qwen open-weight AI, requiring commercial agreements for monetizing the model; rate undisclosed.
Fintechs are now out-acquiring banks, driven by licensing/regulatory foundations, with AI-enabled compliance re-pricing valuations and a 2026 fintech M&A forecast of $40-60B.
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