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Safeguarding Reforms in the UK and EU – Preparing for Change

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The FCA has completed a major review of safeguarding for payment and e-money institutions. Its new rules are designed to reduce the risks seen in recent failures – where customers faced long delays and, on average, recovered...more

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Wyoming Debuts First U.S. State-Issued Stablecoin — Frontier Stable Token (FRNT)

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Wyoming has officially launched the Frontier Stable Token (FRNT), the first stablecoin in the U.S. issued by a public entity. Fully backed by U.S. dollars and short-term treasury bills, with reserves legally required to...more

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The case for payment regulations in the Crown Dependencies

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Payments was historically a hidden component of financial services only fully understood by specialists. In the last 20 years, however, it has become a strategic differentiator not just between banks but also between...more

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FATF Revises AML Standards For Certain Funds Transfers

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On June 18, 2025, the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) revised the Travel Rule requirements for certain funds transfers (the “2025 Revisions”). The 2025 Revisions are intended to adapt anti-money laundering (“AML”)...more

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CFPB Reviewing International Money Transfer Larger Participant Rule

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is inviting comment on whether the 2014 larger participant rule for international money transfers should be revised to better reflect market conditions and supervisory...more

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Bank of England consults on longer RTGS and CHAPS operating hours

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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

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - August 2025

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US Fintech and Digital Asset Companies Announce Stablecoin Initiatives - A major U.S. fintech company recently announced a partnership with the issuer of the USDC stablecoin “to give financial institutions the ability to...more

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FATF updates standards on payment transparency

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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has published revised standards and an accompanying explanatory note, updating its comprehensive framework on recommendations to strengthen global efforts in anti-money laundering,...more

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BoE speech on the digitalisation of money and assets: proposed stablecoin regulatory framework

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The Bank of England (BoE) has published a speech by Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor for Financial Stability, at the Point Zero Forum. The subject of the speech was the digitalisation of money and assets, and in particular the...more

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FCA findings on international payment pricing transparency

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published examples of good and poor practices following its review into international payment pricing transparency. Under the consumer duty, in line with the FCA's Handbook (PRIN...more

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Consumer Duty: UK FCA raises the bar for international payment pricing transparency

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The FCA has published the findings from its review of firms’ approach to pricing transparency when offering UK customers international money remittance and cross border payments. It highlights proactive and clear disclosure...more

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FSB recommends data flows changes and supervision of cross-border payments

Recently, the FSB released its final recommendations aimed at improving data flows and the regulation and supervision of cross-border payments. These recommendations aim to facilitate greater efficiency of cross-border...more

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Recent Developments in the Payment Industry

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Join us for a new episode of Financial Services Focus with Mayer Brown Partner, David Beam, and Houlihan Lokey Managing Director, Kartik Sudeep. Beam and Sudeep discuss developments in the payments industry, including...more

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A Look at the Cross-Border Payments Market

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The cross-border payments market is expected to boom in 2025. Data compiled by Statista shows that in 2023, the total value of cross-border payments was $190.1 trillion. That is predicted to hit $290.2 trillion by 2030, with...more

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Five Things You Need to Know About Launching Fintech Products in the US

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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

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Global Payments Newsletter, February/March 2023

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Key developments of interest over the last two months include: the Central Bank of Ireland publishing a Dear CEO letter to the payments industry; the Bank of England and HM Treasury launching a consultation on a model for a...more

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Global Payments Newsletter, January 2022

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Key developments of interest over the last month include: Hong Kong: HKMA issues Discussion Paper on crypto and stablecoins Ireland: Central Bank publishes "Dear CEO" letter on supervisory expectations for payment and...more

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Global Payments Newsletter, December 2021

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Key developments of interest over the last month include: In this Newsletter: For previous editions of the Global Payments Newsletter, please visit our Financial Services practice page. It is expected that the implementation...more

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Global Payments Newsletter, October 2021

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Key developments of interest over the last month include: United Kingdom: HM Treasury responds to Payments Landscape Review call for evidence Hong Kong: HKMA publishes white paper exploring the idea of a CBDC Italy: Bank of...more

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Payments regulatory news, August 2021 #2

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CRM code for APP scams: LSB update The Lending Standards Board (LSB) has published a press release setting out the next steps for the contingent reimbursement model code (CRM code) for authorised push payment (APP) scams. ...more

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Online Travel Update: Vrbo gets creative when facing vacation rentals shortages; Booking.com creates fintech business to enhance...

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This week’s Update features details on two recently filed lawsuits — one by American Airlines against Sabre and the other against Southwest Airlines by airfare discounter, Skiplagged. Enjoy....more

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Payments regulatory news, June 2021

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Proposed codified EU Regulation on cross-border payments: JURI draft report - The European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) has published a draft report containing a draft European Parliament legislative...more

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Payments regulatory news, December 2020

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UK payment systems: Pay.UK recommendations for adopting ISO 20022 - Pay.UK published a report containing conclusions and recommendations relating to adopting the common global messaging standard for UK payments, known as...more

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Global Payments Newsletter, October 2020

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Europe: European Commission communication on EU Retail Payments Strategy - On 24 September 2020 the European Commission published a communication setting out an EU Retail Payments Strategy identifying key priorities and...more

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Payments regulatory news, October 2020 # 2

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ISO 20022 migration: BoE revised approach The Bank of England (BoE) has updated its webpage on ISO 20022 with the following information. - ISO 20022 migration: BoE revised approach - The Bank of England (BoE) has updated...more

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