Following the recent focus on two major regulatory frameworks—the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (known as the GENIUS Act) in the United States, and Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the...more
7/28/2025
/ Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
EU ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Stablecoins ,
The GENIUS Act
The European Union Anti-Money Laundering ("AML") package includes Regulation (EU) 2024/1620 of the European Parliament and of the Council of May 31, 2024, establishing the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering...more
7/28/2025
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Money Laundering ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements
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The Situation: Regulatory "sandboxes" are trending. They represent a unique approach to regulation that permits selected companies to test and experiment with new and innovative products and services....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
6/15/2020
/ Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
France ,
Innovation ,
Innovative Technology ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
NYDFS ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards
The Situation: Following the enactment earlier in 2019 of new French legislation to regulate activities related to digital assets (including cryptocurrency but excluding tokenized securities), final regulatory provisions were...more
1/2/2020
/ AML/CFT ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Financial Instruments ,
Financial Statements ,
France ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investment ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Token Sales ,
Virtual Currency
The Situation: French investors continue to show interest in initial coin offerings.
The Result: The French Financial Market Authority has launched a public consultation to assess whether ICOs might fall within the scope...more
12/1/2017
/ AMF ,
Blockchain ,
Corporate Governance ,
Debt Securities ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
France ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investors ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Token Sales ,
UCITS