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CSBS Issues Guidance on Virtual Currency and Tangible Net Worth

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On June 26, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) released new guidance regarding the treatment of virtual currency in the calculation of a licensee’s tangible net worth under the Money Transmission Modernization...more

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California Proposes Licensing Framework for Digital Financial Asset Businesses

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The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has released proposed regulations implementing the Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL), creating a formal licensing regime for businesses engaging in a...more

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Arkansas adds crypto kiosk provisions to its money transmission act

On April 14, Arkansas enacted HB 1467 (the “Act”) to amend the Arkansas Uniform Money Services Act to enhance consumer protection and transparency in virtual currency transactions, particularly those through kiosks. The Act...more

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Massachusetts enacts a new act on money transmission

Recently, the Governor of Massachusetts signed into law H.4840 creating Chapter 169B: The Money Transmission Act. The Act is designed to regulate money transmission especially through payment apps. The bill repeals...more

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Illinois Proposes Consumer Protection Measures for Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets

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On February 21, 2023, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) unveiled a Consumer Financial Protection and Innovation Package, consisting of two legislative initiatives that aim to protect...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Money Transmission Licensing Developments in Rhode Island and Michigan

Perhaps the biggest recent news in the ever-changing money transmission regulatory landscape is the draft model language for standardized regulation of multistate money services businesses that was proposed by the Conference...more

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Is Payroll Processing Money Transmission? New York May Be Weighing In

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It seems like a natural progression for a company that provides any sort of payments-related information processing to migrate from handling data about payments to seeking to handle the payments themselves. But it can be a...more

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California Invites Comments on Agent of a Payee Exemption—Rulemaking to Follow

The California Department of Business Oversight (DBO) has issued an Invitation for Comments (“Invitation”) relating to the scope of the “agent of a payee” exemption under the Money Transmission Act, Cal. Fin. Code §2000 et...more

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The Nation's First Cryptocurrency Law: A Chat With North Carolina’s Commissioner of Banks

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North Carolina made history when it passed the nation’s first law addressing issues surrounding blockchain and virtual currency. NC Privacy Law Blog recently sat down for a conversation with the man whose office played a key...more

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