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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

RegFi Episode 43: Investing in Financial Inclusion

Kabir Kumar, director of policy and ecosystem building at Flourish Ventures, joins RegFi co-hosts Jerry Buckley and Sasha Leonhardt to explore the fundamental role of technology in expanding access to fair and stable...more

Alston & Bird

AI Regulation in the U.S.: What’s Coming, and What Companies Need to Do in 2023

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is expanding into more industries (often in surprising ways) and has inevitably caught the attention of federal and state regulators. Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team summarizes the...more

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The French and New York Financial Regulators Partner to Boost Cross-Border Fintech Cooperation

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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

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Facilitating Transatlantic Fintech Innovation and Cooperation: The New MOU Between the NYSDFS and the French ACPR

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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

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Consumer Crossroads

New York DFS Launches "FastForward" Program Aimed at Driving Innovative Financial Services and Products

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

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Fintech in Brief

On February 14, 2019, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (“CSBS”), the national organization of state bank regulators, released the recommendations of its 33-member Vision 2020 Fintech Industry Advisory Panel....more

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FINRA, Following the SEC, Prioritizes Supervision of Digital Assets in 2019 “Priorities Letter”

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On January 22, 2019 FINRA, the self-regulatory organization for U.S. broker-dealers, released its “Risk Monitoring and Examination Priorities Letter” for 2019. A number of of FINRA’s hot topics for 2019 should be of interest...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Regulatory Landscape for Fintech, Electronic Commerce, and Electronic Banking: Part One

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

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

ESMA and EBA Assess Whether Crypto-Assets Are Regulated Under Existing EU Rules and Advise the European Commission to Consider an...

On Jan. 9, 2019, both the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a report on crypto-assets....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

10 Key Regulatory Focus Areas for UK/European Wholesale Markets in 2019

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As we approach the end of the post-crisis regulatory reform agenda, we are still witnessing fast-paced regulatory developments that are undeniably and significantly driven by Brexit — with no signs of things slowing down in...more

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Online lending summit speakers discuss SPNB charters, CFPB trial disclosure policy, alternative data

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At the Online Lending Policy Institute’s (OLPI) annual summit in Washington, D.C. earlier this week, the OCC’s recent decision to accept applications from non-depository financial technology firms for a special purpose...more

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Aftech releases code of conduct

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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

Troutman Pepper

CRA-like Standards for Fintechs Could Reduce Access to Credit

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As reported in American Banker, consumer advocacy groups are concerned that financial inclusion expectations for fintechs chartered as special-purpose national banks may not perfectly mirror the requirements of the Community...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Fintech Company Subject to SEC Enforcement Action for Exceeding Rule 701 Option Grant Limit

Subject to its limits, Rule 701 permits non-reporting companies to grant employees equity without registration under the Securities Act of 1933. ...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

New York Seeks to Regulate Fintech Lending Market

New York is joining a small but growing list of states seeking to regulate the “bank-origination” method of online lending. The recently introduced New York Budget legislation would amend Section 340 of the New York...more

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