Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 76 - The Digital Future: The US GENIUS Act and Hong Kong Stablecoins Ordinance / The Hong Kong Web3 Blueprint: Building a Web 3 International Financial Hub Report
Compliance Tip of the Day: Citibank and Continuous Monitoring
Compliance into the Weeds: Sanctions Compliance Failures: Lessons from Harman International and Interactive Brokers
Episode 377 -- Refocusing Due Diligence on Cartels and TCOs
Upping Your Game: Continuous Monitoring with AI
Daily Compliance News: May 19, 2025, The Definition of Corruption Edition
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 51 – The Compliance Week at 20 Edition
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending April 12, 2025
Daily Compliance News: April 7, 2025, The Whistleblowers Awarded Edition
Strengthening Compliance: Lessons From the OCC's Consent Order With Patriot Bank — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Great Women in Compliance: Roundtable on The Future of Financial Crime Prevention
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 50 - Hidden in Plain Sight: How Kleptocrats Exploit U.S. Financial Systems
Corruption, Crime & Compliance: TD Bank Agrees to Pay Over $3 Billion for Systemic Violations of Bank Secrecy Act and Money Laundering Violations
Episode 343 -- TD Bank Agrees to Pay Over $3 Billion for Systemic Violations of Bank Secrecy Act and Money Laundering Violations
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau vs. the Video Game Industry
Business Better Podcast Episode: FinCEN’s Notice of Proposed Regulations to Strengthen and Modernize AML/CFT Compliance Programs
Cannabis Law Now Podcast: Cannabis Companies and the Corporate Transparency Act
Examining FinCEN FAQs, Proposed Legislation and Other CTA Developments
Practical Lessons Learned Regarding the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering for Financial Institutions - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Last week, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed two landmark pieces of legislation aimed at protecting consumers from cryptocurrency scams and fraud. The Digital Assets and Consumer Protection Act (SB1797) and the Digital...more
The GENIUS Act: Key Developments for Digital Assets The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (the GENIUS Act) is the first comprehensive federal statute to regulate payment stablecoins in the...more
In a landmark move, President Trump signed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act). This bipartisan bill establishes the first comprehensive federal framework for stablecoin...more
On Friday, July 18, President Donald J. Trump signed into law historic legislation to establish a legal framework for the payment stablecoin industry in the United States, S.1582, the Guiding and Establishing National...more
On July 18, the GENIUS Act (the Act) was signed into law by President Donald Trump. According to a fact sheet released by the White House, the legislation aims to position the United States as a leader in the development of...more
Today, President Donald Trump signs into law the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act of 2025 (the “GENIUS Act”), establishing the first federal regulatory framework for stablecoins in the...more
On July 9, the California DFPI, alone and joining five other state financial regulatory agencies, announced a multistate enforcement action resulting in a $4.2 million penalty against a licensed money transmitter for alleged...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently settled an enforcement action with Paddle.com, a U.K.-based payments company, and its U.S. subsidiary (“Paddle”). The settlement resolves claims against Paddle for violation of the...more
On April 7, the FDIC and the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation terminated two consent orders against a regional bank headquartered in Maryland. The termination concludes joint federal and state enforcement actions that...more
Les modifications réglementaires apportées à l’écosystème canadien des paiements redéfinissent le risque opérationnel, les obligations en matière de conformité et les modalités commerciales dans l’ensemble du secteur....more
Regulatory updates to Canada’s payments ecosystem are reshaping operational risk, compliance obligations and commercial terms across the sector. From interest rate thresholds to anti-money laundering safeguards, there are...more
On April 22, the Fourth Circuit declined to reconsider a panel ruling that found a credit union could not be held liable for a scam in which fraudsters diverted over $560,000 from a metal fabricator through unauthorized ACH...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more
The payments industry continues to evolve in response to the demand for flexible, fast, and secure payment options. Innovations have included payment facilitation, push-to-card services, and real time payments, among others....more
The Irish government has been supportive of the development of the financial services sector in Ireland and this extends to fintech. The government’s strategy for the development of Ireland’s international financial services...more
In the Trenches: Lessons for Bank-Fintech Partnerships – Webinar Series - Join us for this three-part series examining issues, tips, and the legal state of play for bank-fintech partnerships. Each session will be a...more
The FCA released its 2022/23 Annual Report last week together with data on its key enforcement trends. We consider below some of the key takeaways....more
In 2023, the NYDFS is poised to finalize several significant new regulations and will likely continue its aggressive cybersecurity, anti-money laundering (AML) and consumer protection enforcement. The New York Department of...more
On Friday, January 27, 2023, the Federal Reserve Board announced a new policy statement aimed at ensuring all banks with a federal supervisor receive equal treatment, regardless of their deposit insurance status. The policy...more
Bank mergers and acquisitions are becoming a regular part of life in the banking industry, especially for smaller and medium-sized organizations. They provide significant opportunities for institutions to expand their...more
The Biden Administration, after ordering a series of reports on the risks and potential benefits of cryptocurrency and digital assets in its March 9, 2022, Executive Order (EO), has now published the “Comprehensive Framework...more
During the past few months, the US Treasury, the US banking agencies, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have pursued several regulatory or enforcement initiatives...more
A few years ago, NFTs were the subject of interest only for tech geeks and the cryptocurrency community. It seems, however, that nowadays, NFTs are almost everywhere. For those who don’t yet know, NFTs (non-fungible tokens)...more
FINRA held its bi-annual Cybersecurity Conference in January and recently published five take-away real-world experiences from the conference...more
Current rules fall short of providing a clear framework for a single European market for fintech companies. The development of a single market for fintech has recently been placed at the center of the EU financial...more