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The Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, 2025 provides a comprehensive legal framework aimed at licensing and regulating the activities of Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) operating in and from...

The Mystery of the CurveIn theory, regulatory reporting should be a steady drumbeat. If Payment Service Providers (PSPs) repeatedly fail to transmit names and addresses under the Wire Transfer Regulat...

Dubai's Virtual Asset Regulation Authority (VARA) has penalized 19 VASPs for conducting unauthorized virtual asset activities and violating VARA's marketing regulations. The fines ranged from Ah100,000 to Ah600,000 ($27,000 to $163,000) depending on the severity of the violation. AS Par Valas announcement, The Enforcement Department will continue to actively identify and investigate unauthorized activities and take action as necessary. VARA notes that this provides public notice to consumers, investors and institutions involved with unlicensed businesses that this involves significant financial, legal and reputational risks.

Under the revised bill, Kenya's central bank and the Capital Markets Authority will oversee licensing and supervision of virtual asset providers (VASPs)

Under the revised bill, Kenya's central bank and the Capital Markets Authority will oversee licensing and supervision of virtual asset providers (VASPs)

ECONOMYNEXT – The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of Sri Lanka’s central bank is conducting a mandatory survey to obtain information on persons and entities engaged in Virtual Asset Service Providing activities (VASPs), ahead of the country’s third evaluation on its Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) framework. “You are considered a VASP if you are engaged in one or more of the following:

The UK’s financial regulator has been quietly collecting hundreds of warnings about repeat anti-money laundering (AML) breaches. What it hasn’t been able to show is whether it has acted on them.A Warn...

Fiji’s National Anti-Money Laundering Council (NAML) has reaffirmed its ban on virtual asset service providers (VASPs), arguing that the decentralized and anonymous nature of virtual assets makes them vulnerable to criminal misuse. Virtual Assets Prohibition: Council Cites Security Risks The Fiji National Anti-Money Laundering Council (NAML) has reaffirmed its decision to prohibit Virtual Asset Service […]

Pakistan is opening the door to the international crypto business, inviting major exchanges and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to apply for licenses under the new federal government. On Saturday, Pakistan's Virtual Asset Regulator (PVARA) called on to submit a representation of interest (EOI) to enter the country's digital asset market, according to a report from local news outlet Dawn.

Pakistan has opened the door to international crypto businesses, inviting leading exchanges and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to apply for licenses under a new federal regime. On Saturday, the Pakistan Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (PVARA) called on major crypto firms to submit Expressions of Interest (EoIs) to enter the country’s digital asset market, according to a report by local news outlet Dawn.

Pakistan has opened the door to international crypto businesses, inviting leading exchanges and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to apply for licenses under a new federal regime. On Saturday, the Pakistan Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (PVARA) called on major crypto firms to submit Expressions of Interest (EoIs) to enter the country’s digital asset market, according to a report by local news outlet Dawn. “This EoI is our invitation to the world’s leading VASPs to partner in building a transparent and inclusive digital financial future for Pakistan,” said Bilal bin Saqib, PVARA chair and minister of state for crypto and blockchain.

Pakistan has opened the door to international crypto businesses, inviting leading exchanges and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to apply for licenses

Pakistan has opened the door to international crypto businesses, inviting leading exchanges and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to apply for licenses under a new federal regime. On Saturday, the Pakistan Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (PVARA) called on major crypto firms to submit Expressions of Interest (EoIs) to enter the country’s digital asset market, according to a report by local news outlet Dawn. “This EoI is our invitation to the world’s leading VASPs to partner in building a transparent and inclusive digital financial future for Pakistan,” said Bilal bin Saqib, PVARA chair and minister of state for crypto and blockchain.

Pakistan has opened the door to international crypto businesses, inviting leading exchanges and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to apply for licenses under a new federal regime. On Saturday, the Pakistan Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (PVARA) called on major crypto firms to submit Expressions of Interest (EoIs) to enter the country’s digital asset market, according to a report by local news outlet Dawn. “This EoI is our invitation to the world’s leading VASPs to partner in building a transparent and inclusive digital financial future for Pakistan,” said Bilal bin Saqib, PVARA chair and minister of state for crypto and blockchain.

Pakistan has opened the door to international crypto businesses, inviting leading exchanges and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to apply for licenses under a new federal regime. On Saturday, the Pakistan Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (PVARA) called on major crypto firms to submit Expressions of Interest (EoIs) to enter the country’s digital asset market, according to a report by local news outlet Dawn. “This EoI is our invitation to the world’s leading VASPs to partner in building a transparent and inclusive digital financial future for Pakistan,” said Bilal bin Saqib, PVARA chair and minister of state for crypto and blockchain.