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US imposes new sanctions and export controls against Russia

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On June 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury), U.S. Department of State (State), and U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced another round of sanctions and export controls targeting Russia. In this...more

Mayer Brown

Department of Commerce Seeks Comment on Proposed CIP Requirement and Foreign Access Restrictions for US Infrastructure as a...

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On January 29, 2024, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (the “Department”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comment on a proposed regulation in response to the Executive Order (E.O.)...more

Kilpatrick

Banks Should Heed Internal Watchdog’s Critique of the FDIC’S Transition to Cloud Computing

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A recent survey of bank executives reported that cloud computing was a top-five spending priority and eight out of ten respondents indicated that at least twenty percent of their operations would be in the cloud by the end of...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

U.S. Department of the Treasury Confronts the Risks to the Financial Sector Associated with Cloud Computing

On February 8, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released a report citing its “findings on the current state of cloud adoption in the sector, including potential benefits and challenges associated with increased...more

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Cloud, Data Centre Sale-Leasebacks and the Pandemic - Accelerating Trends for UK and European Regulated Firms

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The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the two linked trends of financial institutions transferring their IT infrastructure to the cloud and selling their self-owned data centres in order to lease back only the reduced space...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Coalition of European Banks Calls for Model Cloud Services Terms

The European Cloud User Coalition (ECUC) published a paper (the Position Paper) on May 17 recommending, among other matters, the adoption of “model clauses” for the long-term compliant use of cloud technologies....more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

FCA Publishes Report on Implementing Technology Change

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its findings on an extensive review into the factors which determine failure or success when implementing technology change in the financial services sector....more

Hogan Lovells

Financial institutions general regulatory news, January 2021

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UK-EU trade and cooperation agreement After extensive negotiations, and within a week of the Brexit transition period ending on 31 - December 2020, the UK and the EU finally announced on 24 December 2020 that they had agreed...more

Baker Donelson

Critical Guidance for Financial Institutions on Security Considerations for Cloud Computing Environments

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On April 30, 2010, the Federal Financial Institutions Council (FFIEC) issued Guidance on the use of cloud computing services and security risk management principles in the financial services sector. The Guidance reminds...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

FSB Focuses on Financial Institutions’ Dependencies on Cloud

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published on December 9, 2019, its report on financial institutions’ increasing reliance on third parties to provide cloud computing services (the Report)....more

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Financial Stability Board Publishes Reports on Implications of BigTech and Cloud Services

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The Financial Stability Board has published two reports on: (i) BigTech in finance and (ii) third-party dependencies on cloud services. The reports form part of the FSB’s ongoing work to analyze structural changes within the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

FSB Concerns Over Cloud Concentration in Financial Services Continues

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The FSB is reviewing cloud provider concentration risk in the latest example of regulator concern over reliance on leading cloud providers by financial services institutions. The Financial Stability Board (FSB), an...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

European Businesses Offering Payment Services Told How to Manage Operational and Security Risks

Payment service providers operating in the EU must take note of new risk management requirements from the European Banking Authority. The European Banking Authority’s operational and risk management guidelines apply to all...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Cloud Computing by EU Financial Institutions Gets a New Rule Book

Financial institutions should take note of, and make every effort to comply with, the European Banking Authority’s new cloud computing guidance which will be effective from 1 July 2018. In order to clarify EU-wide...more

Hogan Lovells

TMT China Brief - Winter/Spring 2017

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Welcome to this edition of our bi-annual TMT China Brief! This edition features a total of 15 articles which capture the significant TMT developments in Greater China in the Winter/Spring 2017. These developments cover an...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - October 2016"

In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we take a look at the FCC's new rules for broadband privacy, the FTC's new playbook for data breach response and notification, the NHTSA's voluntary guidance for...more

Carlton Fields

FFIEC Weighs in on Cybersecurity in Light of Unprecedented Risk of Cyber Threats

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As financial institutions of all sizes continue to face unprecedented cybersecurity risk, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) released its Cybersecurity Assessment Tool. The Assessment is...more

King & Spalding

New York Banks Agree To Conditions For Use Of New Communication Platform

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On Monday, September 14, 2015, four major banks signed agreements with New York’s Department of Financial Services to regulate their use of a new financial messaging platform provided by Symphony Communication Services...more

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TN Ethics Opinion Approves Lawyers’ Cloud Storage of Client Data

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Tennessee has joined other states in formally approving lawyers’ cloud-storage of client-confidential data. The Board of Professional Responsibility (“BOPR”) held that lawyers ethically may use cloud storage for...more

Pillsbury - Global Sourcing Practice

Under the Thumb: Regulatory Compliance When Outsourcing Cybersecurity Management

Managed security services are often a natural “add-on” when outsourcing IT services given that data protection is integral to application development, software as a service, and cloud storage, among other services. More...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New Guidance for Financial Institution Directors and Officers In Cybersecurity Preparedness

Earlier this summer, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) released its highly anticipated Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (Assessment), which is designed to assist financial institutions in identifying...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Treasury Request for Public Input on Expanding Access to Credit through Online Marketplace Lending

On July 20, the Department of the Treasury published a Notice and Request for Information (“RFI”) seeking comment on various aspects of online marketplace lending, including – - the business models and products offered...more

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