Top challenges with Compliance Management
The Capital Ratio Podcast | Entering the US Banking Market
2023 CRA Rule Repeal: Lessons to be Learned
Unlocking Crypto's Future: Insights From Coinbase's John D'Agostino — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Point-of-Sale Finance Series: The Great Debate of Loans vs. Credit Sales — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Importance of Compliance Management in times of transition
The fatal flaws in the 2023 CRA rule
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
CHPS Podcast Episode 2: Bitcoin in the Halls of Power
Predictions regarding the 2023 CRA Rule and Section 1071 and how to prepare for expected developments
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 66 – The U.S. Strategic Reserve and the Emerging Multipolar Crypto World + Recent Developments in US Virtual Asset Regulation with Henri Arslanian and Andrew Fei
New York's Bold Move to Create a Mini CFPB — The Consumer Finance Podcast
The Capital Ratio Podcast | Stablecoins: Regulatory Issues for UK and EU Banks To Consider
Through the Crystal Ball: What's Next for Auto Finance — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: How to Use the Restatement of Consumer Contracts - A Guide for Judges
2024 in Review: Major Debt Collection Trends and 2025 Outlook — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Fintech Focus Podcast | Crypto 2.0: What’s Next in the US?
State Regulators Step Up: Responding to the CFPB's New Leadership — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
State Regulators Step Up: Responding to the CFPB's New Leadership — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Congress recently passed the first significant federal legislation recognizing the apparent enduring presence of payment stablecoins in the US financial and consumer markets. President Donald Trump signed into law on July 18,...more
The first piece of major US federal legislation in the global digital assets space was signed into law on July 18, 2025, by President Trump.1 Declared by President Trump as positioning the United States to be the “crypto...more
Key developments of interest over the last month include: the UK government's communications in connection with the Chancellor's annual Mansion House speech, and the launch of its Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness...more
Regulation (EU) 2025/1355 of the European Central Bank (ECB) adopted on 2 July has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation recasts and replaces Regulation (EU) No 795/2014, updating the...more
President Donald J. Trump has signed into law the GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins of 2025 or the GENIUS Act of 2025), establishing the first comprehensive federal framework for...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 Council of the EU has published initial four-column tables for the two key legislative proposals under the Payment Services Package: (i) the proposed Payment Services Directive (PSD3);...more
The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published consultation paper CP25/2 alongside a new webpage, proposing the revocation of Specific Direction 4 (SD4) and its amendment, SD4a. SD4, introduced following the PSR's 2016...more
On June 17, 2025, the Senate voted 68-30 with bi-partisan support to pass the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (“GENIUS Act”), which proposes the establishment of a federal framework for...more
As payments innovation continues to accelerate, Wilson Sonsini is publishing a series of pragmatic playbooks to help companies navigate the legal complexities in the highly regulated payments space. In this new installment,...more
FS Vector’s Jackson Mueller sits down with RegFi co-hosts Jerry Buckley and Sasha Leonhardt to discuss the recently Senate-passed GENIUS Act. They explore the regulatory requirements that would be established under the...more
The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act of 2025 (the “GENIUS Act” and the “Act”) establishes a regulatory infrastructure for defining, managing, custodying and issuing a specific kind of...more
Am 28. Juni 2025 tritt das Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz (BFSG) in Kraft. Das Kernziel des BFSG ist es, allen Menschen die barrierefreie Teilhabe am Wirtschaftsleben zu ermöglichen. So ist die Teilhabe an digitalen...more
The Payment Services and Payment Accounts (Contract Termination) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (SI 2025/688) have been published, alongside an explanatory memorandum. The regulations amend regulation 51 of the Payment Services...more
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
On June 13, the OCC, the Fed, and the FDIC jointly issued an RFI seeking public input on ways to address rising payments fraud, with a particular emphasis on check fraud. The request for information seeks stakeholder feedback...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 European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued an opinion (referred to as the No Action letter) in response to a request from the European Commission (EC) in December 2024, on the interplay between Payment Services Directive...more
Barely a year after the entry into application of MiCA, the European Banking Authority published a "No-Action Letter" aimed at securing the applicable regime for cryptoasset service providers operating in relation to e-money...more
The US Congress is advancing legislation to establish a regulatory framework for stablecoins, with the US Senate’s GENIUS Act of 2025 at the forefront. The bill outlines requirements for permitted issuers, redemption...more
HM Treasury (HMT) has published a response to its 2024 consultation on regulating Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) products and laid the draft secondary legislation (Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities etc)...more
President Trump has signed a resolution nullifying the rule implementing the CFPB’s power to supervise large nonbank financial services providers of general-use digital consumer payment applications....more
Key developments of interest over the last month include: draft legislation to regulate BNPL credit in the UK (in contrast to the de-prioritising of enforcement of BNPL regulatory breaches in the US); final confirmation of UK...more
The financial landscape is rapidly evolving, with digital payment solutions becoming increasingly integral to both consumers and businesses. Amidst this shift, the Money Transmission Modernization Act (MTMA) emerged as a...more