The U.S. Senate passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act or GENIUS Act (S.1582) (the Act) in a 68-30 bipartisan vote on June 17, 2025. The GENIUS Act would provide a clear regulatory...more
6/27/2025
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
New Legislation ,
OCC ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Stablecoins ,
U.S. Treasury
Federal Financial Regulators Extend Deadline for RFI on AI -
On May 17, 2021, five financial regulatory agencies announced a deadline extension for the ongoing comment period on financial institutions’ use of AI from June...more
6/22/2021
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Deadlines ,
Durbin Amendment Rules ,
EFTA ,
EFTs ,
Electronic Fund Transfer Act ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Regulation E ,
Regulation J ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State Regulators
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
Weekly Fintech Focus -
• The California DFPI issued new opinions on the scope of its money transmission laws, including the agent of the payee exemption, addressing virtual currency transactions, and pay-in/pay-out...more
3/11/2021
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Big Data ,
Big Tech ,
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
eSports ,
Exemptions ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Online Gaming ,
Virtual Currency
UK Set to Move Forward on BNPL Regulation -
The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently issued a report on the market conditions for buy-now pay-later (BNPL) unsecured lending. The report recommends...more
2/10/2021
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
ECOA ,
EU ,
Fair Access to Credit ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Fair Lending ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
HUD ,
OCC ,
Proposed Rules ,
UK
Federal Regulation Actions Frozen Pending Review from New Administration -
On January 20, 2021, newly inaugurated President Joe Biden issued a memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies asking current...more
1/27/2021
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Biden Administration ,
Blockchain ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Data-Sharing ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies ,
Federal Reserve ,
FinTech ,
Guidance Update ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
New Legislation ,
OCC ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
FDIC Issues Operational Resilience Paper -
In a new paper (here and here) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve...more