The BVI is a preferred international jurisdiction for fintech businesses as it is a well-established investment centre with a comprehensive, commercial virtual assets regime, which provides businesses with legal certainty....more
6/18/2025
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Blockchain ,
British Virgin Islands ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Electronic Transaction ,
FinTech ,
FSMA ,
Investment Funds ,
Jurisdiction ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
SIBA ,
Stablecoins
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Fluent in six important jurisdictions of choice, we take a jurisdiction agnostic approach,...more
The government of the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) and the BVI Financial Services Commission (“FSC”) – the principal financial services regulator – have progressed important initiatives in recent years that demonstrate the...more
9/25/2024
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Blockchain ,
British Virgin Islands ,
Compliance ,
Data Protection ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Digital Assets ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electronic Fund Transfer Act ,
FinTech ,
FSMA ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investment ,
Licenses ,
Misleading Statements ,
SIBA
Approaches and developments -
The government of the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) and the BVI Financial Services Commission (“FSC”) – the principal financial services regulator – have progressed important initiatives in...more
9/13/2023
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Blockchain ,
British Virgin Islands ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
FSMA ,
Insuretech Sector ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Peer-to-Peer ,
Popular ,
RegTech ,
SIBA
Roadmap -
As a starting point it is helpful to outline a roadmap of how a new blockchain based project might develop. It is important to stress that no two projects will ever have the same objectives. As such, there is no...more