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Canadian Government Financing for Large Enterprises Impacted by US Tariffs and Canadian Countermeasures

Bennett Jones LLP on 4/28/2025

Canada Development Investment Corp. (CDEV) has announced the launch of the Large Enterprise Tariff Loan (LETL) facility, a new government-backed loan facility to support large Canadian enterprises affected by actual and...more

The Trifecta: What to Expect from a Second Trump Administration and a Republican Congress

King & Spalding on 12/11/2024

Republicans have swept the 2024 elections, returning Donald Trump to the White House as the 47th President and flipping the Senate to a Republican majority. Having narrowly maintained control of the House of Representatives,...more

2024 Post-Election Analysis

Mintz - ML Strategies on 11/11/2024

Following a hotly contested election, Donald Trump is once again the president-elect and will return to the White House on January 20, 2025. He will do so with a dominant electoral college win, potentially a win of the...more

Canadian Government (Finally) Provides Certainty on Criminal Interest Rates

Bennett Jones LLP on 7/16/2024

As we have reported in prior blogs, the Government of Canada is moving forward with plans to lower the criminal interest rate to an annual percentage rate (APR) of 35 percent (the current criminal interest rate, being an...more

Fintech in Canada Q3 2023: Money20/20

Bennett Jones LLP on 11/10/2023

This series features insights on timely issues shaping the fintech industry, addressing critical subjects industry participants must consider in the areas of financial regulation, securities, commercialization of IT, AI,...more

[Event] 22nd Annual Canadian Forum on Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime - June 7th - 8th, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 5/22/2023

AML compliance for reporting entities has never been of greater critical importance than it is today. With the growing sophistication of criminals and the methods and technologies that they employed, combined with the...more

Fintech in Canada Q1 2023: A Pivotal Moment

Bennett Jones LLP on 4/17/2023

Welcome to Bennett Jones' quarterly Fintech in Canada update, where our fintech lawyers address timely issues shaping the industry. We look at what industry participants need to know in the areas of financial regulation,...more

Capital One Reaches $190 Million Settlement In Connection with 2019 Data Breach

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on 2/22/2022

The saga of the Capital One data breach, which impacted an estimated 106 million individuals in the U.S. and Canada, may soon be coming to an end. After more than two years of litigation, the parties have reached a settlement...more

OSFI Cybersecurity Guidance and Notification Requirements

Bennett Jones LLP on 8/31/2021

OSFI, the Canadian Federal Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, on August 13, 2021, issued new guidance on Technology and Cyber Security Incident Reporting, replacing prior guidance of March 2019....more

Global Payments Newsletter, August 2020

Hogan Lovells on 8/21/2020

Key developments of interest over the last month include: United Kingdom: HM Treasury publishes Call for Evidence for Payments Landscape Review, seeking industry input on how payment systems could be improved. The deadline...more

The House Passes Cannabis Banking Legislation: Implications for the Financial Services Industry

White & Case LLP on 10/9/2019

On September 25, 2019, the US House of Representatives ("House") passed, by a vote of 321 to 103, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act ("SAFE Banking Act"), bipartisan legislation designed to secure and regulate...more

Blockchain Week in Review - March 2019 #2

Perkins Coie on 3/19/2019

U.S. Developments - Denver to Implement Blockchain-Based Elections for Overseas Voters - Denver moves to become the second U.S. jurisdiction to implement a blockchain-based voting system for overseas voters. Active duty...more

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for September 2018

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 10/9/2018

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more

Blockchain: Things to Consider Before the Securities Industry Leaves the Sandbox

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 1/27/2017

There have been many articles, papers, books, seminars, roundtables and conferences around the potential for blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT), and announcing trials or tests of new applications for...more

Canadian Competition Bureau to Study Technology Led Innovation in the Financial Services Industry

Dickinson Wright on 5/31/2016

The Canadian Competition Bureau recently initiated a market study into technology led innovation in the Canadian financial services industry (FinTech). The Bureau is inviting interested stakeholders to file submissions...more

Competition Bureau Launches FinTech Market Study

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 5/26/2016

On May 19, 2016, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced that it has launched a market study into technology led innovation in the Canadian financial services industry (FinTech); FinTech was identified as a subject matter...more

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