Regulations

Harmonised crowdfunding regulations in the European Union enter force on November 10th. They are expected to bring positive change in the European crowdfunding market and allow it evolve faster, letting in new players and allowing for cross-border crowdfunding. The challenges however are still there and to some of the existing players it might be quite difficult to adapt.

Fintech regulatory sandboxes allow financial startups to test their business ideas under simplified regulations. Discover rules and conditions to enter a regulatory sandbox in different countries and find out if you are eligible.

Let's talk about the major data protection rules for crowdfunding platforms. In this video, you'll learn some of the use cases of what regulators check and how you can be more compliant to GDPR and increase your awareness regarding the data management and security.

Reg S is a unique type of regulation for investment opportunities that you can offer to non-US residents. In this video, you will learn about the main conditions and limitations for Reg S and discover specific features you need to include on your crowdfunding platform to make it compliant.

The SEC puts in a great deal of effort to benefit all parties involved in crowdfunding, including platform owners, fundraisers, and investors. At times it can be difficult to stay up to date with all the exemptions. Today Alina Seredenko is going to go over what Regulation D is to help you better understand which exemption you should apply for.

There are 2 official entities that regulation crowdfunding in Saudi Arabia - the Capital Marketing Authority (CMA) and the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA). Let's explore what each one of these means for crowdfunding platforms.

While the SEC keeps simplifying and harmonizing the set of rules to benefit every party -- platforms, fundraisers, and investors, sometimes it's a bit hard to keep up. Anton Galaguz elaborates on how the SEC regulates exempt offerings, particularly Reg A.

Sukuk is a shariah-compliant Islamic financial certificate that has a unique structure, but in multiple sources is compared to a bond. Sukuk is not a debt obligation but it represents an ownership interest in a pool of assets. However, the investors don’t receive interest. Instead, they get a portion of revenues generated by the assets.