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BoE Publishes RTGS and CHAPS 2024/25 Annual Report

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The Bank of England (BoE) has published its 2024/25 annual report for the Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system and CHAPS, marking the successful completion of the RTGS Renewal Programme with the launch of RT2 in April....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Understanding the Development and Regulation of Buy Now, Pay Later Products — The Consumer Finance...

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In this crossover episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast and Payments Pros, guest host Taylor Gess is joined by Jason Cover and Jeremy Sairsingh to discuss buy now, pay later (BNPL) products as they continue to dive into the...more

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FCA Publishes Changes to the Safeguarding Regime for Payments and E-money Firms

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The FCA published a policy statement (PS25/12) setting out changes to the safeguarding regime for payments and e-money firms. The FCA consulted on the proposals in CP24/20 in September 2024. The changes to the rules are in...more

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Stablecoins: An Alternative Payment Method for Merchants?

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A new wave of payment innovation is upon us, and it is fueled, at least in part, by digital-first consumers’ and merchants’ concerns about the rising costs of traditional payment methods....more

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Enhancing Card Partnerships and Compliance: A Conversation With Matthew Goldman — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast

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In this episode of Payments Pros, Carlin McCrory is joined by Matthew Goldman, founder of Totavi, LLC and publisher of CardsFTW, to discuss operational compliance for card issuers. Their conversation highlights essential...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Kansas City Fed report highlights growth and risks of BNPL Services

On August 5, the Kansas City Fed released a report that highlighted the rapid growth of “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) services, which let consumers make purchases through short-term installment payments. BNPL products have...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

NY AG Zeroes in on Zelle with Lawsuit

Last week, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a lawsuit against Early Warning Services LLC (EWS), the parent company of digital payment network Zelle. AG James asserts that Zelle was designed ​“without critical...more

Mayer Brown

The New Face of Finance Companies: What Changes with CMN Resolution No. 5,237/2025

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In one of the most relevant regulatory developments in years, the Brazilian National Monetary Council (“CMN”) issued Resolution No. 5,237, dated July 24, 2025 (“CMN Resolution 5,237/25”), establishing a new regulatory...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Israel’s Latest Attempt to Increase Competition in the Banking Sector

On August 6, 2025, the interministerial team to increase competition in the retail banking sector (established by Israel’s Minister of Finance in collaboration with the Governor of the Bank of Israel) published its...more

Hogan Lovells

Bank of England consults on longer RTGS and CHAPS operating hours

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The Bank of England (the “Bank”) published a consultation paper (“CP”) on 29 July 2025 on proposals to extend Real-Time Gross Settlement (“RTGS”) and CHAPS operating hours. The CP follows the Bank’s 2024 discussion paper on...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The Georgia MALPB: A Strategic Alternative to Traditional Sponsor Banks for Merchant Card Processing Services

The Georgia Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank (MALPB) offers a compelling alternative to traditional sponsor bank models by enabling payment processors to directly access card networks like Visa and Mastercard without...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - August 2025 - GENIUS Act Establishes Legal Framework for Payment Stablecoins

The President signed into law the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins of 2025’or ‘‘GENIUS Act of 2025’” (the Act) on July 18, 2025. The new law establishes a basis for regulators to permit a...more

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Mansion House: HMT and BoE announce plans for new UK retail payments model under NPV

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HM Treasury has published an update on the National Payments Vision (NPV), announcing plans to implement a new collaborative model for delivering the UK's next-generation retail payments infrastructure. The Payments Vision...more

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Thorny Laws That ICHRA Vendors Should Consider, Part Three: FinTech Edition

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We continue our series on the legal and regulatory challenges facing individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements (ICHRAs); this time, we are focusing on the fintech-related requirements that may apply to ICHRA...more

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BNPL UK statutory instrument partially in force

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The UK statutory instrument (The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities etc.) (Amendment) Order 2025) implementing the necessary legislative changes for progressing buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) regulation...more

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The continuing journey towards buy now, pay later regulation

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One could be forgiven, amidst the noise and glamour of the Leeds Reforms and the Mansion House speech, for having missed the snappily titled Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities etc.) (Amendment)...more

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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

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

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Blog - June 2025 #5

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Major US Payment Card Company Announces Multiple Digital Asset Initiatives - A major U.S. payment card services company recently announced multiple digital asset partnerships and products. ...more

Hogan Lovells

PSD3: COREPER approves Council of EU’s amended PSD3 and PSR texts, paving the way for inter-institutional negotiations on final...

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As with the European Parliament’s April 2024 adopted texts, the Council of the EU’s proposed amendments to the European Commission’s June 2023 legislative proposals touch on some significant areas of interest for payment...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Explore the Impact of Point-of-Sale Finance in Our Upcoming Series — The Consumer Finance Podcast

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In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis is joined by Jason Cover to introduce an upcoming special series focused on point-of-sale finance, a rapidly evolving sector in consumer financial services. This...more

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PSR consolidated policy statement on APP scams reimbursement requirement

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The UK Payments Systems Regulator (PSR) has published a consolidated policy statement (PS25/5) concerning the authorised push payment (APP) fraud reimbursement requirement within the Faster Payments system, which came into...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

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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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United States: The Continuing Shift to Modern Money Transmission Laws

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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

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