PYMNTS Launches TechREG™ Platform to Offer Regulatory and Public Policy Intelligence on the Digital Economy

When I announced the acquisition of the leading global media and content platform on antitrust and competition policy, Competition Policy International (CPI), six weeks ago, I hinted that it was the first of a series of dedicated efforts to expand our platform and content focus on the issues that would inform the future of the connected economy.

Today, I am pleased to announce the launch of the TechREG platform, an initiative that will provide our readers with cutting-edge regulatory intelligence on the topics that will impact the decisions they make and the strategies they develop in the years and decades to come. We will address a wide range of topics — from cryptocurrencies to FinTechs to neobanks, from artificial intelligence (AI) to data privacy, from autonomous vehicles to telemedicine, from consumer/SMB credit to super apps, from misinformation to the metaverse. Our coverage will provide news, analysis and insights from renowned experts.

The regulation of digital technology businesses, and the underlying technologies, is emerging as one of the signature issues of our times, as every industry embraces the reality of their own digital transformation. The most obvious example is cryptocurrencies, decentralized finance and other applications built on a blockchain. But it’s not only financial services and payments that will be affected by businesses that use these technologies. The internet of things, autonomous cars, wearables and many other sectors will experience exponential growth that will undoubtedly bring proposals for new laws and regulations, changes to existing ones and the need for compliance.

At PYMNTS.com, we want to make sure that our readers can identify regulatory challenges and opportunities and take informed decisions.

This initiative will be led by Aitor Ortiz, managing director for TechREG . Aitor has vast experience in the legal and regulatory space, having worked for law firms and regulators in Brussels, Washington D.C. and Mexico. Prior to joining PYMNTS.com, Aitor was the leading legal analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence in London.

“TechREG is a platform where readers will find all the information to be up to date with the latest regulatory developments in FinTech, crypto, super tech and the connected economy,” says Aitor, “and this will generate and enrich the debate on when and how to regulate the digital economy.”

Today, our first TechREG initiative will launch with the newly acquired CPI platform. CPI is releasing its inaugural issue of the TechREG Chronicle, a monthly journal that will feature articles from experts on technology regulation to drive discussion and debate. In this first edition, the TechREG Chronicle has seven articles from top experts on regulation for the digital economy, including Martin Cave, David S. Evans and Randal Picker.

This week, PYMNTS will also kick off a series of interviews on TechREG TV where top-notch academics, regulators and executives will offer their views on how to deal with the most pressing regulatory issues on the digital economy. Our first round of guests include Hanna Halaburda and Xavier Vives, who have conducted extensive research on blockchain and regulation, as well as Tom Brown and Rob Hunter, top executives in FinTech and financial services firms.

The objective for TechREG is to be the platform where readers will find a balanced perspective on the topics and issues that will ultimately determine how the connected economy evolves the role of each of the players within it. Aitor and I look forward to working with you, hearing from you and together, enriching the debate on when and how to regulate the digital economy.

Download the TechReg Chronicle: Regulating the Digital Economy.

Register for the TechREG TV series.