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The Bank of England (the “Bank”) published a consultation paper (“CP”) on 29 July 2025 on proposals to extend Real-Time Gross Settlement (“RTGS”) and CHAPS operating hours. The CP follows the Bank’s 2024 discussion paper on...more
Recently, the Fed published a research note examining the rise of Pay-by-Bank as a payment solution for consumers, focusing on its adoption at the point of sale as an alternative to cash or credit payment options. The note...more
On June 18, 2025, the Council of the European Union (EU) took a significant step forward in modernising the EU’s payment services framework by formally agreeing on its negotiating mandate for the Payment Services Directive 3...more
The recent advancement of the GENIUS Act marks a turning point in the regulatory treatment of stablecoins in the United States, establishing a federal framework for the issuance and supervision of payment stablecoins. The...more
The Decision (EU) 2025/1148 of the European Central Bank (ECB) adopted on 2 June, has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This decision amends Decision (EU) 2025/222 concerning access by non-bank...more
The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published an update on what it has seen since the implementation of its authorised push payment (APP) fraud reimbursement scheme in October 2024. The data covers UK payments made via...more
On May 9, President Donald Trump repealed two CFPB rules which were brought under the previous administration. The first action repealed the CFPB’s overdraft lending rule (S. J. Res. 18), which would have capped overdraft...more
President Donald Trump on May 9, 2025, signed into law measures to eliminate two CFPB rules established under the Biden Administration. The first rule repealed was the CFPB's Overdraft Rule, one aspect of the Biden...more
Meet key stakeholders in Banking, FinTech, and broader payment systems next month at ACI’s 9th Annual Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on FinTech & Emerging Payment Systems. Gain valuable insights from these industry...more
With the start of the new year comes new regulatory priorities, regulatory challenges, and regulatory opportunities for fintechs. Below, we lay out considerations for 2025 given the change in administration and accompanying...more
In the absence of modern charters and licenses, payments companies and other fintechs—both established financial services providers and new market entrants—must generally obtain 50+ money transmitter and possibly other state...more
Money 20/20 has come to a close in Las Vegas. What is usually a leading industry conference predominantly focused on consumer and commercial payments markedly "pivoted" this year. Specifically, in what can likely be...more
On April 19, 2024, the U.K.'s Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee published proposals on the design of the future entity for UK Open Banking. The JROC is composed of the Financial Conduct Authority, the Payment Systems...more
Amongst the broad range of updates this week, at international level, the FSB published its thematic peer review on MMF Reforms and the BCBS published the outcomes of its meeting held on 28 and 29 February, including that it...more
ACI’s 8th Annual Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Fintech & Emerging Payment Systems will provide in-depth guidance on the latest regulatory developments at the Federal and State Level that you need to be aware of....more
The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority has published a Dear CEO letter, addressed to CEOs of banks, setting out its expectations of banks (deposit-takers) regarding the risks that arise from innovations in digital money and...more
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published a press release in early October in which it announced...more
Allen & Overy and international banking group Standard Chartered have today launched the first Guide to Payment Regulations for corporates and fintech customers navigating the evolving payments landscape in eight key markets...more
Seward & Kissel and The Berkeley Center for Law and Business invite you to the inaugural FinTech Forum, which will be held Thursday, May 18, 2023. The event will highlight emerging trends in the legal and regulatory...more
With more fintech’s looking to expand their businesses internationally, it can be daunting to navigate varying regulations across borders. This article focuses on regulations in the United States. For those also focused on...more
Technology companies in the payments space should pay close attention to the Federal Reserve’s (the Fed’s) upcoming launch of a long-awaited new payment system, the FedNow Service. The system will change the consumer payments...more
Welcome to Wilson Sonsini’s Focus on Fintech newsletter. This quarterly newsletter provides ongoing analysis and commentary on regulatory developments impacting the fintech industry. The third quarter of 2022 has been a...more
The Bank of England, Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority (together, the supervisory authorities) have published a discussion paper proposing measures to supervise and enhance the resilience of...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
Recently, Pillsbury’s Deborah Thoren-Peden sat down with a panel of experts that included Millicent Calinog Tracey (former Wells Fargo SVP), Samantha Ettus (founder and CEO of Park Place Payments) and Pillsbury partner John...more