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Why Traditional Banks Keep Failing At Fintech

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Yet another bank-led fintech venture has shut down within a year of its launch. HSBC’s Zing, a payments app, failed to gain traction beyond its initial market and was discontinued. Despite ambitious plans to expand across two...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Mexican Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations: A New Era of Risk for Global Businesses

On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.” This directive instructs the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

RegFi Episode 48: Digital Infrastructure, Fintech and the Future of Banking

Alex Acree, Chief Legal Officer at Unit, joins RegFi co-hosts Jerry Buckley and Caroline Stapleton to explore the role that a financial services infrastructure company can play in the evolving delivery of financial services...more

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How the Republic Bank Collapse Compares to Other Recent Failures

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First Republic vs Republic First: A Comparison - First Republic’s Troubles - First Republic, which had been supervised by the FDIC since 2018 and received largely positive examination ratings throughout, was...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

UK Financial Regulator Publishes Guidance on New Anti-Greenwashing Rule

Greenwashing remains at the top of enforcement agendas in 2024. Marketing products and services as “green” and “sustainable” is a common practice and seen as an important way to attract the attention of environmentally...more

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Coming Soon: Climate Risk Assessments for Banks – Are You Ready?

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Climate Risk Assessments for banking purposes are in the early stages of development. No laws or regulations have been issued regarding the topic. Nonetheless, it is obvious that lawmakers and regulators are keenly intent on...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Assessment of Major Banks Shows Disclosure Gaps in Finance Directed Towards Climate Solutions

The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI), in partnership with the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, conducted a study “[t]racking progress with the TPI Net Zero Banking Assessment Framework.”...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Hong Kong’s Central Banking Institution Directs Banks to Ramp Up Net Zero Transition Planning

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Hong Kong’s de facto central banking institution, issued a directive for banks setting out high-level principles on planning for a transition to a net-zero economy. In a “Dear CEO”...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Non-Profit Targets U.S.-Based Bank’s ESG Investment Strategies

Consumers’ Research, a nonprofit organization claiming to challenge “companies that have chosen to put woke politics above consumer interests,” announced in June 2023 that it was launching a publicity campaign against a...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Report Makes Recommendations for Financial Institutions to Advance Climate-Action Initiatives

In a report published in June 2023, the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) claims that many financial institutions’ climate strategies are not currently aligned with global climate goals under the Paris...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

UN-Initiated and Bank-Led Working Group Formed to Encourage Banks to Achieve Biodiversity Targets

On May 4, 2023, the United Nations announced the formation of a 35-member bank-led working group to promote nature- and biodiversity-related target setting that is aligned with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

NYC Comptroller and Pension Funds Advocate for Banks to Establish Interim Absolute GhG Emissions Targets

On January 2, the New York City (NYC) Comptroller, Brad Lander, the NYC Employees’ Retirement System, the NYC Teachers’ Retirement System, and the NYC Board of Education Retirement System, announced that they had submitted...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Global Bank Announces Updated Energy Policy

A global financial institution recently announced an updated energy policy, supplementing its previously issued 2030 targets. HSBC’s 2030 targets aimed, among other things, to reduce financed emissions in two carbon-intensive...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Greenwashing: Research Suggests European Banks “not doing enough to address ... climate change and biodiversity loss”

The UK-based responsible investing non-profit ShareAction announced the publication of a report into the biodiversity and climate strategies of the 25 largest European banks, measured by total assets. The report concludes...more

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Banking Groups Protest Against Expected ESG Regulations

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We’ve provided insights previously about increased regulatory and litigation activity related to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) disclosures by companies to current and prospective investors. For those not yet...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

New York Department of Financial Services announces creation of new Climate Risk Division and issues guidance on managing the...

On November 3, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced the creation of a new Climate Risk Division (the Division) that is tasked with integrating climate risks into DFS’s supervision of regulated...more

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New York State DFS Urges Financial Institutions to Consider and Prepare for Impact of Climate Change

Having sent a similar letter to New York's domestic and foreign insurance companies, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued a letter on October 29, 2020 explicitly calling on its regulated financial...more

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