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What we covered in the last month
- Stablecoins: what the new Swiss licence will allow, why even a bank needs a separately licensed subsidiary, and why a Swiss franc stablecoin is a hard business at a 0% rate.
- The Swiss reform: the FinTech licence is being replaced; what goes to the new payment licence, the crypto licence, and what is left for the SROs.
- Europe: EMI, MiCA and stablecoin rules side by side, and which Swiss licence matches which European one.
- Swiss licences: SRO, crypto, portfolio manager, securities firm, L-QIF, the client adviser register, and what FINMA checks before it licenses you.
- Buying regulated businesses: what you really buy with an EMI or a bank, and how the regulator approves a change of control.
- Asia: the Thailand crypto exchange licence, and a Singapore payment institution on the market.
Coming next
- Stablecoins across the Swiss-EU border: USDT and USDC in Switzerland, Swiss coins in the EU.
- Crypto businesses on an SRO today: what to do before the crypto institution licence arrives.
- The SRO compliance officer: who can do it, and can it be outsourced.
- White-label banking and EMI agents: launching payments without your own licence.
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