Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Understanding the Development and Regulation of Buy Now, Pay Later Products — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Enhancing Card Partnerships and Compliance: A Conversation With Matthew Goldman — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Unpacking Leases and RTO Models — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Navigating Elder Fraud: Challenges and Legal Trends in Payment Systems — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Explore the Impact of Point-of-Sale Finance in Our Upcoming Series — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Welcoming a New Payment Pro: Jason Cover Joins the Payments Pros Podcast — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
False Claims Act Insights - How Payment Suspensions Can Impact FCA Litigation
Payments Medley: Navigating Trends in Payments With Jason Mikula - Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Navigating Consumer Protection: The CFPB's Expanding Reach — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
AI in Payments: Practical Applications and Legal Insights — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
The Evolving Landscape of B2B Payments: Regulatory Trends and Financial Practices Explained — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Ad Law Tool Kit Show – Episode 7 – Payment Processing
The Future of Payments: Exploring FedNow With the Payments Professor — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Impact of New Developments in Payment Systems on Low-Income Consumers
FedNow Is Here! - Payments Pros: The Payments Law Podcast
Payments and the Solar Industry - Payments Pros: The Payments Law Podcast
Is the U.S. Payments System Failing Business and Consumers? A Discussion with Special Guest Dan Awrey, Professor of Law, Cornell Law School
Key developments of interest over the last month include: the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's decision to restart the open banking rulemaking process; the UK FCA's publication of a policy statement with final...more
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
On July 18, 2025, President Trump signed into law the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (the “GENIUS Act”), after it passed both the U.S. Senate by a vote of 68-30 and the U.S. House in a...more
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
The FCA has published the findings from its review of firms’ approach to pricing transparency when offering UK customers international money remittance and cross border payments. It highlights proactive and clear disclosure...more
New executive order mandates a general transition to electronic payments and the elimination of paper checks for federal payments, such as distributing tax refunds, Social Security benefits, veterans' benefits, and other key...more
On 11 March 2025, the UK government announced its decision to abolish the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) as part of a broader initiative to reduce regulatory burdens and stimulate economic growth. This action is intended to...more
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has published a second consultation on payment transparency, and in particular proposed revisions to recommendation 16 (R.16). The revisions adapt the FATF Standards to the changes in...more
As the fintech and payments industries evolve in 2025, businesses, financial institutions, and regulators must adapt to rapid technological advancements and shifting regulations. The rise of real-time payments, embedded...more
Recent announcements by Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) and X might signal that financial modernization may have finally reached a tipping point. With the right regulatory environment, fintechs and other new market...more
With the start of the new year comes new regulatory priorities, regulatory challenges, and regulatory opportunities for fintechs. Below, we lay out considerations for 2025 given the change in administration and accompanying...more
On January 10, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) initiated rulemaking processes to examine and create a framework regarding data privacy and consumer protections in the digital payments industry. In a...more
The payments industry continues to evolve in response to the demand for flexible, fast, and secure payment options. Innovations have included payment facilitation, push-to-card services, and real time payments, among others....more
In the absence of modern charters and licenses, payments companies and other fintechs—both established financial services providers and new market entrants—must generally obtain 50+ money transmitter and possibly other state...more
The end of October marked the conclusion of another successful year of Money20/20, the premier event for the payments, banking, fintech, and financial services industries. If you missed the conference, fear not. Below is a...more
Our UK Financial Services Group examine the UK’s new mandatory reimbursement rules that will require payment service providers (PSPs) to reimburse victims of scam transactions....more
Antitrust and Competition - European Commission Approves Consolidation in the Ground Transportation Sector Subject to Remedies - The companies are two global suppliers of signalling systems for mainline and urban railway...more
The long battle between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Ripple reached a partial resolution with the Court ruling the digital asset at issue (“XRP”) is not itself a security and certain sales of the...more
Seward & Kissel and The Berkeley Center for Law and Business invite you to the inaugural FinTech Forum, which will be held Thursday, May 18, 2023. The event will highlight emerging trends in the legal and regulatory...more
As marketplaces have become digital and more technology platforms are integrating payment solutions into the customer experience, there has been increased interest among technology companies in potentially becoming money...more
Much is written about revolutionary developments in payments, but the reality of progress in such a complex area is that it is often evolutionary. Legislators, regulators, and industry have been working incrementally to...more
On March 15, the Federal Reserve Board announced a July launch date for its FedNow Service. Beginning the first week of April, the Fed will start formally certifying participants...more
On March 16, 2003, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its letter Portfolio Letter: FCA priorities for payments firms to the CEOs of UK Payment Institutions (PIs), Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs), and...more
Join American Conference Institute at the 7th Annual Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on FinTech & Emerging Payment Systems on April 18-19, 2023, in New York! Gain key insights into the hurdles arising amid...more
Key developments of interest over the last month include: the UK Treasury publishing a review and call for evidence on the Payment Services Regulations 2017 and a post-implementation review of the Payment Card Interchange Fee...more