A Conversation with SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce
AI in Payments: Practical Applications and Legal Insights — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Hot Topics in International Trade, Wyoming, Blockchain, Crypto, and the Current Landscape of Regulations
Fintech Focus Podcast | Sanctions Compliance: Regulators Set Their Sights on Fintechs
Sanctions Compliance: Regulators Set Their Sights on Fintechs
Exploring AI's Potential in Financial Services With John Sun of SpringLabs — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Fintech Focus Podcast | The UK Fintech Investment Landscape
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Regulators Escalate Focus on the Risks of Bank Relationships with Fintechs and Other Third Parties
Fintech Focus Podcast | Managing a Workforce in a Regulated Environment
2024 State Legislative Review: Key Payment Laws and Their Impacts — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Why do Fintechs Want to Become Banks?
Loans, Retail Installment Contracts, and Refinancing Programs — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Fintech Focus Podcast | Growing a Workforce in a Regulated Environment
The Future of Bank-Fintech Partnerships and Banking as a Service — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Interest Rate Exportation Under Attack Part II
Embracing Change & Community: The Keys To Startup Success With Chris Heivly
Navigating Bank-Fintech Partnerships: Avoiding Common Pitfalls — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Third-Party Risk Management in Bank-Fintech Partnerships: Strategies and Insights — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
A Tale of Two Crypto Cases
Unpacking the Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act: Implications for the Digital Asset Industry — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
In June 2024, multiple state regulators took joint action against Plutus Financial, Inc (Abra) ordering Abra to cease and desist certain operations in the U.S. and reimburse customers of virtual assets valued at $81.1 million...more
On January 12, South Dakota’s Division of Banking issued a mandate setting March 31, 2024 as the deadline for all South Dakota licensed money lenders and non-residential mortgage brokers to comply with their Bank Secrecy...more
Binance’s $4.3 billion fine is one of the largest penalties the DOJ has ever obtained from a corporate defendant. Furthermore, its founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao (“CZ”) was also personally subject to a fine, amounting to...more
On November 21, 2023, The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced settlement agreements with Binance Holdings Limited (“Binance”), the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, and Changpeng Zhao (affectionally known as...more
We start this issue with a big, virtual welcome to our new colleague Maria Earley. Maria joined us last month as a partner in our Financial Services and Fintech Groups. She represents financial services and fintech companies...more
President Biden Issues an Executive Order on Competition with Implications for Financial Institutions - On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. The...more
Recently proposed regulations could present significant compliance burdens for the banks and money service businesses that engage in cryptocurrency transactions with unhosted wallets or wallets held in jurisdictions specified...more
Happy post-election, post-socially-distanced Thanksgiving, and pre-New Year’s newsletter. Banks, non-banks, and FinTechs can look forward to eight days of announcements from the Biden transition team with their latkes and...more
Is it just us or does March 4 — the date of our last issue — feel like a million years ago? Like you, and not necessarily in this order, we have been: doing our work; keeping up with COVID-19-related laws, guidance, and...more
Federal Banking Agencies Adopt Simplified Capital Calculation for Community Banks The federal banking agencies have issued a final rule that will simplify capital requirements for community banks by allowing them to adopt...more
Kilpatrick Townsend’s Michael Breslin recently moderated a panel of leading experts who discussed “What’s Hot in Financial Technology: Latest and Greatest Developments and Fintech Trends.” The panel gathered at the American...more
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Executive Summary - Developments and Trends in Policy and Enforcement - US Department of the Treasury - The Office of Foreign Assets Control - Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network -...more