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Passage of the GENIUS Act: A Turning Point in Stablecoin and Digital Asset Regulation

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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

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Council of the EU agrees position on PSD3

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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

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Council of the EU publishes comparison tables on Payment Services Package

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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

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PSR consults on the revocation of SD4

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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

Seward & Kissel LLP

GENIUS Move? Senate Passes Bill to Regulate Payment Stablecoins

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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

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Payments Playbook Series: Agentic Payments Playbook

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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

RegFi Episode 67: Stablecoins: The GENIUS Act Explained

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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The Fine Print, June 2025 - Operation and Structure of the GENIUS Act of 2025 on Payment Stablecoins

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

McDermott Will & Emery

Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz (BFSG) und die betroffenen Bankdienstleistungen

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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

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The Payment Services and Payment Accounts (Contract Termination) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

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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

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FATF updates standards on payment transparency

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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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Operation and Structure of the GENIUS Act of 2025 on Payment Stablecoins

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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Prudential regulators issue RFI on payments fraud

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

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Senate Passes GENIUS Act

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

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EBA opinion on PSD2 and MiCAR

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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

Morgan Lewis

E-Money Tokens: European Banking Authority Clarifies PSD2-MiCA Interplay – Implications for CASPs

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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

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The Future of Payments: US Stablecoin Legislation Takes Shape

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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

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UK Government advances BNPL Regulation

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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

Ballard Spahr LLP

Trump signs resolution voiding CFPB large nonbank supervision rule

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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

Hogan Lovells

The Payments Newsletter including Digital Assets & Blockchain, May 2025

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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

Ankura

An Update on the CSBS Money Transmission Modernization Act (MTMA)

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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

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BoE speech on the digitalisation of money and assets: proposed stablecoin regulatory framework

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The Bank of England (BoE) has published a speech by Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor for Financial Stability, at the Point Zero Forum. The subject of the speech was the digitalisation of money and assets, and in particular the...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Shape of Things to Come: Regulatory Developments in Canadian Payments 2025

Regulatory updates to Canada’s payments ecosystem are reshaping operational risk, compliance obligations and commercial terms across the sector. From interest rate thresholds to anti-money laundering safeguards, there are...more

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PSR annual plan and budget

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The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published its annual plan and budget for 2025/26. The foreword by Aidene Walsh, Chair of the PSR, references the government's announcement to incorporate the PSR into the FCA and...more

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GO DIGITAL OR GO HOME! Trump’s Executive Order to Eliminate Paper Checks To/From Federal Agencies

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On March 25, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a landmark executive order that will fundamentally change how the United States Treasury Department handles payments. Effective September 30, 2025, the Treasury will cease...more

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