Four-hour briefing
Fintech Briefing —
What changed in fintech over the last 4 hours
Pulse: European regulatory scrutiny leads the cycle alongside institutional crypto expansion.
Top Stories
- ESMA Finalizes Streamlined Market Abuse Disclosure Guidelines
The European Securities and Markets Authority has finalized updated and streamlined Market Abuse Regulation guidelines governing how market participants manage delays in disclosing inside information.
Why it matters: Capital markets platforms and compliance teams must align disclosure workflows with ESMA's revised Market Abuse Regulation reporting standards.
- FCA Warns CFD Brokers Over High Overnight Financing Fees
The UK Financial Conduct Authority warned that CFD brokers may be levying excessive overnight funding fees and failing to clearly explain client costs or justify charges on hedged positions.
Why it matters: Retail trading platforms must review fee structures and transparency disclosures to ensure compliance with tightening UK conduct expectations.
- MoonPay Names Anne Giviskos CFO Amid B2B Product Expansion
MoonPay appointed former Navan interim CFO Anne Giviskos as chief financial officer as the firm expands into trading infrastructure, stablecoin payments, agentic finance, and tokenized capital markets.
Why it matters: Crypto infrastructure providers are hiring enterprise-grade finance leadership to support business diversification beyond traditional fiat-to-crypto consumer on-ramps.
Since the last briefing
- · 3 new major stories
- · 2 new regulatory developments
- · Regulation is now the most-covered topic
Sources
ESMA, Finance Magnates, FinanceFeeds