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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

RegFi Episode 57: Opening a Path for New Bank Formations

The Klaros Group’s Michele Alt joins Orrick partners Jerry Buckley, Caroline Stapleton and Walt Zalenski to explore actions needed to facilitate new bank formations, which have slowed to trickle in recent years. 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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Founder Series: Top Tips for Financial Services Startups

Orrick's Founder Series offers monthly top tips for UK startups on key considerations at each stage of their lifecycle, from incorporating a company through to possible exit strategies. The Series is written by members of our...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Webinar] 2022 FinTech Investment Trends - February 24th, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm GMT

We invite you to attend our 2022 FinTech Investment Trends virtual panel discussion. Jointly hosted with Canary Wharf Group’s FinTech community, Level39, this event will explore the latest trends impacting the FinTech sector...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

The Unique Advantages Fintechs Have When Expanding into Banking Operations – A Trend is Underway

In 2021, Square, Inc. (“Square”) announced that it had commenced banking operations under its independently governed subsidiary industrial bank, Square Financial Services (“Square Financial”). ...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

A Fintech Leader’s Thoughts on the North Carolina Regulatory Sandbox Act

As part of Bradley’s continuing coverage of the North Carolina Sandbox Act, we wanted to know what community members and NC fintech aficionados thought about this proposed legislation. We posed six questions to Tariq Bokhari,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Kalifa Review: A Road Map for the Future of UK Fintech?

The highly anticipated Kalifa Review of UK Fintech (the Review), led by former Worldpay CEO Ron Kalifa, was published on 26 February 2021. Its 106 pages — made up of a five-point plan of key recommendations and 15...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Trends and Key Issues in Fintech M&A

In a webinar held on 10 December 2020, Skadden partners Sonia Nijjar, Simon Toms and Ingrid Vandenborre were joined by Charles River Associates (CRA) Senior Adviser and Deputy Chair of the Bank of England’s Enforcement...more

Goodwin

Fintech 2020: A Global Survey on the State of Financial Technology

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Letter from Our Co-Chairs - As the digital transformation of financial markets accelerates at breakneck speeds, fintech presents significant opportunities and challenges for both investors and innovators around the world. ...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Piggyback Ride to New York BitLicense

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On June 24, 2020, the New York Department of Financial Services (the "NYDFS") announced it is considering a proposal to issue conditional licenses (a "Conditional License") for companies to begin virtual currency activities...more

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Financial Services Weekly Roundup: April (Liquidity) Showers Bring May Borrower Protection

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In this Issue: Senate Votes to Expand Paycheck Protection Program; FHFA (Finally) Addresses Liquidity Concerns for Mortgage Servicers. Yesterday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation providing $484 billion in...more

White & Case LLP

Financial institutions M&A: Sector trends - February 2020: Unicorns trail-blaze the London financial services landscape

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Financial institutions M&A sector trends: fintech — H2 2019 and outlook for 2020. British thoroughbreds dominate the downs—London has overtaken New York as the world's #1 hub for fintech investments. Unicorns are not...more

Orrick - On the Chain

Wyoming, the “Equality State,” Seeks to Level the Playing Field for Digital Assets Businesses

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In its continued effort to establish itself as the go-to jurisdiction for digital asset businesses, Wyoming, through its Department of Audit, Division of Banking, recently published a digital asset custody regime for its...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 11.19.2019 | Top Story: T-Mobile Chief John Legere to Leave Company in April

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T-Mobile chief and fan-of-magenta John Legere has announced that he’ll be stepping down in April at the end of his current contract. Legere will be succeeded by Mike Sievert, the carrier’s current president and COO....more

King & Spalding

Lending to SMEs Through the ADGM Made Easy

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Recently, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), an international financial centre in Abu Dhabi, announced the launch of a new regulatory framework (the Framework) for operators of Private Financing Platforms (PFPs). PFPs will...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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The DOJ is expanding its Wells Fargo sales probe into the bank’s wealth management division, a troubling move for an organization still trying to right the ship in its retail-banking unit where the sham-account scandal...more

Hogan Lovells

RegTech: Big Bang or Slow Burn?

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Will RegTech be a "Big Bang" or a "Slow Burn"? This was the question posed at the end of another roundtable on RegTech chaired by Emily Reid, Partner and Head of Commercial and Retail Banking at Hogan Lovells. The consensus...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

A Window into Trump’s SEC?

Insights into an SEC composed of Trump appointees can be gleaned from Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling’s (R-TX) opening statements at a committee hearing on SEC oversight, with testimony by outgoing SEC...more

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