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French Online Revenue Hits Record High In 2020 Despite Covid-19 Impact

March 18, 2021

French regulator L’Autorité nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has reported record online gambling revenue of €1.74bn for 2020, as the market recovered strongly from the disruption of the opening six months of the year...

French Regulatory Chairman Wants ESMA to Oversee Crypto within EU

February 9, 2021

Regulating cryptocurrencies have been a challenge all over the world. Robert Ophèle, Chairman of Autorité des Marchés Financiers, France’s top financial regulator, has recently proposed a plan for Europe to r...

AMF Head Calls for Changes to Crypto-Asset Regulation

February 8, 2021

France’s top financial regulator has called for a shake-up of how “crypto-assets that qualify as financial instruments” are supervised, a move that could have big implications for digital asset providers in t...

French Central Bank Completes CBDC Pilot on Private Blockchain

January 20, 2021

France’s central bank announced on Tuesday that it has successfully completed a pilot transaction with a central bank digital currency (CBDC) last month that has captured the full settlement cycle. Banque de...

Casinos in France Stay Closed Until Late January

January 13, 2021

Casinos in France stay closed until late January. French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced that, among other enterprises, the reopening of casinos was delayed until at least the end of January. Castex sha...

Crypto Exchange Bitpanda Secures Regulatory Approval in France

December 18, 2020

Austria-based crypto exchange company, Bitpanda, which recently closed a $52 million Series A funding round, has registered its services in France with the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF). The new lice...

France Launches Crackdown on Cryptocurrencies

December 10, 2020

Bruno Le Maire, the Finance Minister of France, ordered all cryptocurrency providers to check and reveal the identity of cryptocurrency owners in an effort to stop the potential involvement of digital assets ...

10 Online Sportsbook Licences Gets Renewed By France Gaming Regulator

September 21, 2020

10 onliine sportsbook licences gets renewed by France gaming regulator. French gambling regulator L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has renewed 10 online sportsbook licences after its summer recess. ANJ to...

Revolut Extends Open Banking to France, Partners with 7 Banks

July 16, 2020

Revolut, a United Kingdom-headquartered challenger bank, has launched its open bank service in France. This will allow the platform’s 1 million customers in the country to directly connect their third-party b...

ANJ Officially Takes Charge Of Gambling Regulation In France

June 22, 2020

France's new gambling regulator L’Autorité nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has officially launched today (22 June) after board members staged their first formal meeting. France's new gambling regulator L’Autorité...