Within the past two months, three states have adopted the Money Transmission Modernization Act (MTMA). The governors of Virginia, Mississippi, and most recently Colorado, signed bills that implement the MTMA, and two other...more
5/13/2025
/ Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Money Transmitter ,
New Legislation ,
Payment Systems ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Legislatures ,
Virtual Currency
On 2 January 2025, Massachusetts went from being one of the least regulated states for money transmission to becoming one of the more highly regulated states. Formerly, only entities engaging in foreign money transmission...more
In late 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a rule that would subject nonbank fintech companies to the CFPB’s authority. The CFPB articulated that it intends the rule to “level the playing field”...more
On 3 October 2023, the Court heard argument in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association, Ltd., No. 22-448. In the matter, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) challenges the...more
This is the final part of our series of alerts on the EU’s new Market in Crypto-assets Regulation (MiCA). In this part, we will discuss the authorisation regime under MiCA for specified crypto-asset services which is largely...more
Judith Rinearson and Jeremy McLaughlin sit down with payments lawyers to cover the fintech market place, trends, and developments around the world in the Payments Across the Globe miniseries.
In this episode Judith...more
Judith Rinearson and Jeremy McLaughlin sit down with payments lawyers to cover the fintech market place, trends, and developments around the world in the Payments Across the Globe miniseries. In this episode Jeremy McLaughlin...more
Judith Rinearson and Jeremy McLaughlin sit down with payments lawyers to cover the fintech market place, trends, and developments around the world in the Payments Across the Globe miniseries.
In this episode Jeremy...more
In this episode Jeremy McLaughlin and Jonathan Miner discuss the general effects of the pandemic on the cryptocurrency industry, trends that could lead to great consumer adoption of cryptocurrencies, the possible advancement...more
Judith Rinearson and Jeremy McLaughlin sit down with payments lawyers to cover the fintech market place, trends, and developments around the world in the Payments Across the Globe miniseries.
In this episode Judith Rinearson...more
Judith Rinearson and Jeremy McLaughlin sit down with payments lawyers to cover the fintech market place, trends, and developments around the world in the Payments Across the Globe mini-series.
In this episode Jeremey...more
On September 25, 2020, California Governor Newsom signed AB-1864 into law, which will significantly change the landscape of consumer financial service regulation in the state. The law renames the Department of Business...more
1. Q. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) implements the disbursement of $1,200 payments of COVID-19 stimulus funds to millions of Americans. How will the current payment system address the...more
In this episode, Jeremy McLaughlin and Dan Cohen discuss blockchain use cases, and the regulatory trends and associated frameworks for ICOs, and cryptocurrencies. In particular, they provide an overview of the application of...more
2/19/2019
/ Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investors ,
Money Transmitter ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Regulation ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Token Sales