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Although the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2023/1114 of 31 May 2023 on crypto-assets markets (the MiCAR) was published in June 2023, the work on laws implementing it in Poland is still in...more
On March 28, the Federal Reserve (Fed) issued a cease-and-desist order to a Wyoming-based bank holding company, citing deficiencies identified in a September 2023 inspection related to its “fintech business strategy, board...more
ACI’s 8th Annual Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Fintech & Emerging Payment Systems will provide in-depth guidance on the latest regulatory developments at the Federal and State Level that you need to be aware of....more
On March 30, the OCC announced the establishment of the Office of Financial Technology, and selected Prashant Bhardwaj to lead the office as Deputy Comptroller and Chief Financial Technology Officer beginning April 10...more
Join American Conference Institute at the 7th Annual Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on FinTech & Emerging Payment Systems on April 18-19, 2023, in New York! Gain key insights into the hurdles arising amid...more
I. Introduction - As we note in our companion memorandum, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) continues along its cautious course of allowing fintech and digital asset firms into the so-called...more
Building on his remarks to the Blockchain Association and the American Fintech Council earlier this month, the Acting Comptroller of the Currency, Michael J. Hsu, issued a statement on November 16 before the Federal Reserve...more
Congress, the states, and regulators have been scratching their heads for years when it comes to fintechs. Balancing consumer protection around innovation has been the source of contentious debate. Podcast host Joann...more
Federal Reserve Seeks Comments on Guidelines for Fintechs Receiving Fed Accounts and Services - The Federal Reserve System (the Fed) issued a request for comment on new guidelines for the Fed’s Regional Banks to use when...more
Crisis has set the stage for fintech companies in 2021, creating both new opportunities and potentially unprecedented challenges to innovation. While the coronavirus pandemic continues to accelerate the digital transformation...more
The OCC issued a letter last week stating that “a national bank [and a federal savings association] may provide . . . cryptocurrency custody services on behalf of customers, including by holding the unique cryptographic keys...more
The New York Department of Financial Services ("NYDFS") and the French Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution ("ACPR") signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") to position New York and France as innovation hubs...more
The Situation: From both sides of the Atlantic, United States and French financial authorities are keen to facilitate technology innovations in the financial sector. Beyond having set up dedicated teams to focus on the...more
In support of re-opening and adapting New York to the new economic and social normal caused by COVID-19, New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced the launch of a program called “DFS FastForward” which will...more
US lawmakers urge FSOC to designate cloud-based storage systems used by major banks as systemically important financial market utilities. In an August 22, 2019, letter addressed to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, in his...more
Consistent with New York's status as a financial services and technology hub, the New York State Department of Financial Services (the "NY DFS") announced on July 23, 2019 a new Research and Innovation Division (the...more
On 18 July 2019 the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a report on the EU regulatory perimeter, national regulatory status and EU national regulators' (NCAs') authorisation approaches for FinTech firms conducting...more
The New York Department of Financial Services was told by a federal court in New York that it could proceed with its lawsuit challenging plans of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to accept and consider...more
Part 1: Electronic Commerce - This is the first part of a two-part article discussing the regulatory landscape for financial technology as applied to electronic commerce and electronic banking. This article focuses on...more
The Indonesian FinTech Association (Aftech) recently published a code of conduct providing guidance on ethical and responsible behavior (the code) for peer-to-peer financial technology (fintech) lending platforms that are...more
In a press release, the organizers of Varo Bank, N.A. announced they have been granted preliminary approval by the OCC of their application to form a de novo national bank, which they claim “put[s] Varo on track to become the...more
On July 31, 2018 the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced that, effective immediately, it is now accepting national bank charter applications from nondepository financial technology (fintech) companies...more
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced, in a highly anticipated decision, that it would begin to consider special-purpose charter applications from fintech entities. This move, which has been the subject of...more
Federal Court Sends Colorado's Case Against Online Lending Platform Back to State Court - Colorado's ongoing challenge to the bank partnership model of online lending will next play out, at least in part, in state court. ...more
On January 30, 2018 at 10 a.m., the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing, “Examining Opportunities and Challenges in the Financial Technology...more