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On August 6th, 2025, following a four-week trial, a jury found Roman Storm, the founder of a crypto mixing service called Tornado Cash, guilty of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business. The jury was...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more
On June 30, the governor of Connecticut signed into law HB 7042 to amend various provisions to its money transmission statutes, state payments and investments in virtual currency, and minors’ money sharing application...more
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
On June 13, the governor of Florida signed HB 1549 and approved amendments to the state’s financial institutions codes and money services business chapter. For financial services, the act (i) changes the due dates for...more
Colorado has adopted a new Money Transmission Modernization Act (“Act”), replacing the old Colorado Money Transmitters Act...more
On June 13, Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a stipulated final judgement resolving claims brought by the New York Attorney General against a global money...more
On April 18, 2025, Colorado enacted the Model Money Transmission Modernization Act (MTMA) (HB 25-1201), which repeals and replaces the state’s previous Money Transmitters Act. The law updates standards for the licensing,...more
Within the past two months, three states have adopted the Money Transmission Modernization Act (MTMA). The governors of Virginia, Mississippi, and most recently Colorado, signed bills that implement the MTMA, and two other...more
On April 16, the Colorado General Assembly enacted House Bill 25-1201, replacing the state’s prior money transmitter law with the Money Transmission Modernization Act (the “Act”). Modeled on the multistate framework developed...more
On April 16, the Colorado General Assembly enacted HB 25-1201, which repeals the state’s current Money Transmitters Act and replaces it with the Money Transmission Modernization Act (the “Act”), which is based on the model...more
On April 8, a federal court granted the CFPB’s motion to withdraw from its joint enforcement action against a global money transmitter. The lawsuit, originally filed in April 2022 in partnership with the New York Attorney...more
As in-game economies evolve, the complexity surrounding virtual goods and services, content creation, and payment structures deepens. As part of this ongoing series on in-game economies, this installment explores issues...more
Our podcast show today features Professor Dan Awrey of Cornell Law School, and Matt Lambert, Deputy General Counsel of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (“CSBS”) who discuss the pros and cons of Congress enacting a...more
Our Financial Services and White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Groups unpack the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s new geographic targeting order aimed at combatting money laundering and other illegal...more
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that Wall Street Exchange (WSE), a Dubai-based money exchange service provider, entered into a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) and agreed to pay more than $9.2 million to...more
Massachusetts has joined the growing list of states that have at least partially adopted the Model Money Transmission Modernization Act. Our Financial Services Group examines the model act, how the Bay State has adopted it,...more
Massachusetts H4840 requires a license for anyone who transmits money or holds itself out as providing money transmission services, expanding an existing licensing requirement covering only foreign remittance transactions....more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a new rule addressing its supervision of large nonbank companies offering US consumers certain digital funds transfer services and payment wallets and apps....more
In this special crossover episode of the Payments Pros and Crypto Exchange podcasts, our hosts are joined by colleague Alexandra Steinberg Barrage to discuss California's Department of Financial Protection and Innovation’s...more
On October 25, the Connecticut Banking Commissioner has suspended a money transmitter’s license, citing several issues: inadequate KYC policies, multiple consumer complaints about fraudulent activity, and insufficient capital...more
In this latest installment of McGlinchey’s Deep Dive into Bank Partnerships Series, attorneys Amy Greenwood-Field, Aaron Kouhoupt, and David Tallman explore the complexities of payment programs involving partnerships between...more
On August 27, the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) announced it will start accepting applications for a new money transmitter license through NMLS on October 1. The new license will replace the current...more
In this episode of Payments Pros, host Keith Barnett reviews state legislative actions in 2024 related to payments, focusing on the Money Transmission Modernization Act (MTMA), earned wage access (EWA), and peer-to-peer...more
On August 23, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed HB 1241 (the “Act”) into law, creating new money transmitter licensing requirements, and adjusting renewal procedures for certain consumer credit entities. The Act...more