compliance

“Consumers want to feel like when they’re buying cannabis, it’s like a regular store. This is not some fringe industry,” said Kyle Sherman, Founder and CEO of FlowHub, at Benzinga’s Cannabis Capital Conference. His remark set the tone for a panel discussion that...

The biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, Binance (CRYPTO: BNB), has come under heavy regulatory and public attention for a number of reasons, including claims that it continued to do business with clients in Iran despite U.S. sanctions. What Happened: The company's efforts to increase...

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao says the allegations in the civil complaint filed against the company by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are inaccurate and incomplete. Binance and Zhao violated trading and derivatives regulations, the CFTC says. The lawsuit was filed on Monday...

After the steep drop seen in U.S.-listed Chinese stocks amid delisting fears, China has shown willingness to arrive at a resolution. A recent report suggests Chinese regulators are working overtime to sort out differences that would allow the continued listing of these companies. What...

Cannabis-focused regulatory and operational compliance software platform Simplifya revealed Thursday that it saw a 100% growth year-over-year in 2021. Based in Denver, the company also announced several other key 2021 growth metrics and accomplishments, including marketplace expansions, new product...

Simplifya, a software firm helping cannabis businesses become legally compliant, announced Thursday its suite of essential compliance solutions for cannabis businesses is now available in West Virginia, bringing the reach of the company's footprint to 23 states. Designed to help cannabis...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Market data is the lifeblood of Wall Street. It’s what keeps the market’s various participants—traders, broker-dealers,...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. In the tug-of-war between compliance and scaling, cannabis companies know this struggle better than anyone. As these innovators continue...

Automated technology is replacing antiquated paper files as growing fleets strive to stay off the government's radar by complying with complex and ever-changing federal regulations that govern the trucking industry.  Ensuring a fleet stays compliant with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT...

OTC Markets Group announced earlier this month the launch of Canari, a new compliance data tool designed to help compliance professionals delve into data associated with securities on the OTCQX, OTCQB, Pink and Grey Markets. We’ve written about the warning and transparency symbols OTC Markets...

OTC Markets, the market for stocks that don’t trade on U.S. exchanges, announced Tuesday a new compliance tool that they hope will make it easier to identify and analyze risk for small cap listed stocks. The Small-Cap Listed Compliance Product analyzes listed stocks with market caps below $...

This is the second of a three-part series. Part 1 can be found here. To get part 3, add Lumber Liquidators to your portfolio watchlist here. Barely six months before a "60 Minutes" report came out claiming that Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE: LL) laminate flooring from China...