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AI Today in 5: August 5, 2025, The AI at the SEC Episode
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Regulatory Rollback: Legal Challenges and Opportunities in Earned-Wage Access — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Innovation in Compliance: Allison Lagosh on Proactive Compliance Planning for Regulatory Changes
From Banks to FinTech: The Evolution of Small Business Lending — The Consumer Finance Podcast
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The Authenticity Advantage: How Runbin Dong’s Scale Social AI Helps Small Businesses Shine
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
Unlocking Crypto's Future: Insights From Coinbase's John D'Agostino — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Innovation in Compliance: Real-Time Fraud Prevention Strategies for Financial Loss Prevention with Vince Walden
Episode 373 -- Christian Focacci on Current Developments in AI and Risk Management
Innovation in Compliance: The Critical Importance of Mobile Application Security: Insights from Subho Halder
Explore the Impact of Point-of-Sale Finance in Our Upcoming Series — The Consumer Finance Podcast
LathamTECH in Focus: How Should Crypto Companies Be Thinking About New Laws?
The LathamTECH Podcast — Where Digital Assets Slot Into a Shifting Fintech Regulatory Landscape: Insights From the US, UK, and EU
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Innovation in Compliance: Exploring the Intersection of Compliance, Technology, and AI with Ben Sperry
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final guidelines under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) specifying the criteria for assessing the knowledge and competence of staff at...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published official translations of its guidelines on situations in which a third-country firm is deemed to solicit clients established or situated in the EU and...more
As the evolution of payments continues at a rapid pace it is important that industry participants are up to date on the regulatory developments supporting and guiding these developments. This publication outlines the key...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) International - FSB: 2024 list of global systemically important banks - Status: Final - The FSB has published a 2024 list of global systemically...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) Germany - BReg: Government draft on the Second Future Financing Act (Regierungsentwurf zum zweiten Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz) Status: Draft - The...more
In a previous alert, “Are You Ready for MiCA Implementation?,” we discussed provisions of the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) governing stablecoins that came into effect on 11 June 2024. With further provisions...more
The Irish government has been supportive of the development of the financial services sector in Ireland and this extends to fintech. The government’s strategy for the development of Ireland’s international financial services...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION a) General - (i) EU - EBA: Opinion on measures in accordance with Article 458 CRR following a notification by the De Nederlandsche Bank - Status: Final - The EBA has published an...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 Prudential Regulation - (a) General - (i) International - BCBS: Consultation on report regarding various technical amendments and FAQs - Status: Consultation - Deadline for the submission of...more
The European Banking Authority and European Securities and Markets Authority have published joint guidelines on the suitability of members of the management body, and on the assessment of shareholders and members with...more
1. Bank regulation- 1.1 Prudential regulation- (a) General- (i) International- BCBA: Basel III monitoring report- Status: Final- BCBS has published its latest monitoring report setting out the impact of the Basel III...more
There were some key publications this week in relation to financial crime, including a Commission request for the EBA to advise on standards and guidelines under the future AML/CFT framework in Europe and, in the UK, an HMT...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published two consultation papers on proposed guidelines under the EU Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation, one on reverse solicitation and the other on the classification of...more
The EU has published in the Official Journal of the European Union its Regulation on a pilot regime for market infrastructures based on distributed ledger technology. The pilot regime will permit certain DLT market...more
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
HoL EU Services Sub-Committee report on trade in services On 24 March, the HoL European Union Committee published a new report on UK-EU trade in services. The report concludes that despite the agreement of the Trade and...more
The European Commission has published a proposal for a new EU Regulation on a pilot regime for distributed ledger technology. The pilot regime is intended to promote legal certainty, to support innovation, to preserve market...more
BigTech: International Banking Federation report - The House of Lords EU Services Sub-Committee has published the letter it has sent to John Glen, Economic Secretary and City Minister, on the UK-EU negotiations in...more
The European Systemic Risk Board has published a report on cyber-security risk, which it has identified as a source of systemic risk to the global financial system. The report notes that the increased digitalization and...more
SEMINARS - You ain’t seen nothin’ yet: countdown to Brexit (27 February) Continuing our series of talks on the implications of Brexit for financial services providers, focusing in particular on EU banks, we will discuss...more
BREXIT - Please refer to the Payment Services and Payment Systems section for an update regarding Directions under the Electronic Money, Payment Services and Payment Systems (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU...more
BREXIT - EEA Joint Committee Decisions - On 18 July, four Decisions of the EEA Joint Committee made on 29 March and five Decisions made on 11 April that amend Annex IX (Financial Services) to the EEA Agreement were...more
BREXIT - On 11 April, the European Council Decision (EU) 2019/584, taken in agreement with the UK to extend the period under Article 50(3) TEU, was published in OJ. The European Council agreed to a further extension to...more
BREXIT - On 7 February, ordinance no. 2019-75 relating to the preparatory measures in connection with the United-Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union in respect of financial services (the Ordinance) was published. ...more
BREXIT- Financial Services Contracts (Transitional and Saving Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 made On 28 February, the Financial Services Contracts (Transitional and Saving Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 were...more