I. Introduction: EWA on the Precipice - The increasing use of earned wage access (“EWA”) by workers in the United States and around the world has helped to bring.
SINGAPORE, Dec. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ On Dec. 21, 2022, the Financial Services Commission of Korea ("FSC", financial regulator in Republic of Korea) designated a blockchain-based fragmentized investment platform to be operated by APANDA Partners (hereinafter "APND) as an innovative financial services (so called, "Sandbox Approval"). In general, FSC has taken very conservative and prudent position in issuing Sandbox Approvals to blockchain-tech companies (in particular, after occurrence of many incidents in crypto-market) and APND went through FSC's intensive examination procedures for last 1 year, which is why this Sandbox Approval to blockchain-based fragmentized investment platform deserves attention from the financial markets. As a background behind APND's successful acquisition of the Sandbox Approval, it is noteworthy that APND is a joint venture of the most ideal three parties as far as a real-estate related business is concerned. EQBR Holdings
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