Regulatory Rollback: Impact of the CFPB's Withdrawal of Overdraft and Deposit Account Fee Guidance on Financial Institutions and Related Litigation Risks — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Crypto's Capital Markets Revolution: Insights From GSR's Josh Riezman — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending August 23, 2025
Daily Compliance News: August 22, 2025, The WADA Returns Edition
Enhancing Card Partnerships and Compliance: A Conversation With Matthew Goldman — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Institutional Adoption, Tax Challenges, and What's Next for Crypto in the US — Insights from KPMG's Tony Tuths - The Crypto Exchange Podcast
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending August 9, 2025
Daily Compliance News: August 5, 2025, The Staying Focused Edition
Wild Times for the Community Reinvestment Act
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending, July 26, 2025
Compliance Tip of the Day: Citibank and Continuous Monitoring
Daily Compliance News: July 24, 2025, The In Phone Hell Edition
Wire Fraud Litigants Beware: Fourth Circuit Ruling Protects the Banks — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Top challenges with Compliance Management
Daily Compliance News: July 15, 2025, The Fighting Workplace Bullying Edition
Driving Digital Security: The FTC's Safeguards Rule Explained — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
#Risk New York Speaker Series – Exploring Future Regulatory Trends and Compliance Strategies with Rory McGrath
The Capital Ratio Podcast | Entering the US Banking Market
Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Banking on Lending Models — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Great Women in Compliance: GWIC X EC Q2 2025 - Exploring Compliance Innovations
Welcome to the latest edition of our Regulatory & Risk Advisory Review. In this issue, we explore key regulatory updates and emerging trends to help you stay informed and ahead in today’s dynamic compliance environment. The...more
Key developments of interest over the last month include: the UK FCA publishing a consultation on two-stage reforms to the payments and e-money safeguarding regime; the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announcing a...more
In recent years, the virtual asset industry has experienced exponential growth, bringing about innovations in digital payments, tokenisation and decentralised finance (Defi). While highly innovative, the volatile nature of...more
It is challenging for law enforcement to track down and trace illicit activities conducted through digital currencies. The process can be very time- and resource-intensive. Further, securing charges and arrests, and...more
On August 8, the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) issued a press release providing additional information on its Novel Activities Supervision Program (Program) to monitor novel activities in the banks it oversees. Novel activities...more
The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) formally implemented its Virtual Currency Assessments Rule as 23 NYCRR 102 on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, by publishing a notice of adoption in the State Register. Under...more
In the depth of a crypto winter, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued guidance (the Guidance) on custodial standards for those with a BitLicense or that are registered as New York state limited...more
At a time when states are jockeying for position to become digital asset and cryptocurrency hubs and we’ve witnessed turmoil and regulatory uncertainty within the cryptoasset industry, the New York Department of Financial...more
As 2022 draws to a close, what better time to revisit our most popular insights of the last year and see what topics have engaged our client industries? Our attorneys work hard to stay on the cutting edge of industry...more
The world of decentralized finance, blockchains, virtual and cryptocurrency have grown exponentially in recent years. Many financial institutions are looking to enter or expand their operations in the digital economy, but the...more
The global NFT (non-fungible token) market now is worth dozens of billions of dollars annually. Innovators and early adopters, marketplaces, and sellers, are all eager to join this market but may have questions about how to...more
Last Friday, a federal Magistrate Judge in Washington, D.C. wrote an opinion, in a still sealed case, explaining why he approved a DOJ criminal complaint against an American citizen accused of transmitting more than $10...more
Last week, the FDIC issued a Financial Institution Letter (“FIL”) related to crypto activities, following in some ways in the footsteps of the OCC in requiring notice to the regulator before engaging in crypto-related...more
The ABA/ABA Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference took place January 11-13, with K2 Integrity Managing Director Gabriel Hidalgo, who leads the firm’s Crypto and Fintech Advisory practice, leading an important conversation...more
The European Central Bank (ECB) has just kicked off an “investigation phase” to explore different options for the digital Euro. This phase of detailed consideration for a European version of a Central Bank Digital Currency...more
While Israel’s banks are in no hurry to accept the blockchain industry and are avidly trying to keep their distance from cryptocurrencies, this is not the case elsewhere. Recently, the major global securities, derivatives and...more
Major Financial Institutions Announce Crypto and Blockchain Initiatives - According to reports this week, one of the largest money transfer services in the world will partner with the Stellar Development Foundation to...more
Traditional Financial Firms Pursue Crypto and Blockchain Market Offerings -Earlier this week, a major Dutch financial institution reportedly became the sixth broker-dealer to join forces with the first blockchain-based...more
Every day, the mainstream media and social media are filled with references to cryptocurrency. Depending on who you ask, it’s either simply the next way to spend your money, or it’s a haven for criminal activity. In this...more
I had the pleasure of presenting at Bank Director Magazine's Inspired By Acquire or Be Acquired: What Officers and Directors Need to Know Now virtual conference, along with Rick Levin, earlier this month. Our...more
Throughout 2020, cryptocurrencies experienced incremental progress towards the mainstream as institutional investors and financial institutions made positive statements about the nascent asset class, an increasing number of...more
Cryptocurrency Firms and Legacy Financial Institutions Worldwide Make Crypto Moves - Two cryptocurrency firms filed applications this week with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to become federally regulated banks...more
U.S. Developments - Federal and State Regulatory Developments - Bill in Hawaii State Senate Addresses Digital Assets Including Authorization for Banks to Serve as Qualified Custodians - SB 2594 before the Hawaii...more
U.S. Developments - U.S. Regulatory Developments - Bill Addressing Tax Treatment of Crypto Transactions Introduced to the House - On January 16, 2020, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA) and Congressman David Schweikert...more
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