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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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Florida revises its code on financial services and money transmitters

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

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Colorado Enacts the Model Money Transmission Act

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

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Colorado Overhauls Money Transmission Law to Align with Multistate Licensing Standards 

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

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Colorado enacts its Money Transmission Modernization Act

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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Are You A Money Transmitter In South Dakota? In Delaware?

One of the defining aspects of the payments revolution of the past few years—at least from a regulatory perspective—has been the question of whether a particular payments service is subject to regulation as money...more

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Wyoming, the “Equality State,” Seeks to Level the Playing Field for Digital Assets Businesses

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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

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Significant changes to Connecticut consumer finance licensing laws to take effect October 1, 2018

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Significant changes to Connecticut’s licensing laws for consumer financial services providers will take effect on October 1, 2018.  In addition to changes impacting mortgage-related licensees (e.g. mortgage lenders,...more

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State Regulators Agree to Multistate Licensing Process for Money Service Businesses

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The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) announced last week that seven states have agreed to a multi-state compact that, according to the CSBS, “standardizes key elements of the licensing process for money services...more

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State Regulations On Virtual Currency And Blockchain Technologies

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As of this inaugural publication, there exists no uniformity with respect to how businesses that deal in virtual currencies (also known as “cryptocurrencies”) such as Bitcoin are treated among the states. For these...more

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