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AI Reporter - May 2025

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The use of AI in banking was a topic in April, as Bank of America revealed it will spend $4 billion on AI initiatives in the coming year. The bank cited AI’s usefulness in reducing IT support calls and the over 90% usage...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

OCC’s Hood Emphasized AI Oversight and Inclusion in Financial Services

On April 29, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Rodney Hood delivered pre-recorded remarks at the National Fair Housing Alliance’s Responsible AI Symposium.  In his speech, Hood reiterated the OCC’s commitment to deploying AI...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 6, Issue 4, April 2025

Welcome to our fourth issue of 2025 of Decoded - our technology law insights e-newsletter. We hope you enjoy this issue and thank you for reading. Sector by Sector: How Data Breaches are Wrecking Bottom Lines - “Data...more

K2 Integrity

Why Traditional Banks Keep Failing At Fintech

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Yet another bank-led fintech venture has shut down within a year of its launch. HSBC’s Zing, a payments app, failed to gain traction beyond its initial market and was discontinued. Despite ambitious plans to expand across two...more

King & Spalding

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

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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

Conyers

International Sanctions Requirements for Virtual Asset Service Providers: a Cayman Perspective

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As the war continues to rage on the Eastern front between Russia and Ukraine, the financial sanctions resulting from the initial invasions and ongoing conflict seem likely to continue to play a significant part in the global...more

Perkins Coie

CFPB Finalizes Proposed Open Banking Rule on Personal Financial Data Rights

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Background on Open Banking and the CFPB - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently finalized a rule on personal financial data rights (Rule), implementing Section 1033 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Regulators Publish Approaches to AI Regulation in Financial Services

On 22 April 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Bank of England published their strategic approaches to regulating AI in response to the UK government’s July 2022 AI...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

A Measured Approach - US Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Review and Update: Looking back on our 2023 articles and planning ahead...

Technological advances, especially in Artificial Intelligence and quantum computing, will continue to amaze in the coming years. They will open up vast new opportunities while presenting profound regulatory, litigation, and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

New European Fintech Regulations Affecting ICT Providers

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Both the EU and the UK are taking steps to enhance the rules in the financial services sector to add a new layer of direct regulation for key technology providers to banks and other regulated financial services institutions –...more

Conyers

Inclusiveness vs Volatility: The Impact of Crypto and Blockchain Technology on Business

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There are widely varying opinions on blockchain and cryptocurrency. Corporate and TMT expert Nicholas Kuria recently spoke to Africa Legal about the impacts of the technology on business, nations and lawyers. Originally...more

BakerHostetler

NYDFS Proposed Amendments to Its Cybersecurity Rules

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​​​​​​​On July 29, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released Draft Amendments to its Part 500 Cybersecurity Rules that include a number of significant amendments to the rules, including notification...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Leveraging Fintechs and Big Data in a Fair Lending Focused 2022

Over the past decade, financial technology companies (fintechs) have been on the rise, disrupting all segments of the financial industry. Their innovative technology, swift adaptation to market trends, and ability to create...more

Perkins Coie

The Pandemic and the End of Digital Transformation in the Financial Services Industry: Moving from Transformation to Digital...

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The COVID-19 pandemic altered and disrupted what was considered normal and is thrusting many companies, especially financial institutions, into a new reality where the need for intense digitization is no longer an optional...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Strategy Lessons From Wells Fargo Fintech Patent Litigation

United States Automobile Association (USAA) is a financial services company that provides insurance, banking, investment, and retirement products and services for members of the military and their families. On June 7, 2018,...more

Hogan Lovells

Putting the “Smart” in Smart Cities

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It is acknowledged by most, that cyber security is of paramount importance in any technological advancement and Smart Cities are no different. The Mayor of London recently unveiled his plan to make London the world’s...more

K&L Gates LLP

Blockchain Energizer Vol. 3

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There is a lot of buzz around blockchain technology and its potential to revolutionize a wide range of industries from finance and healthcare to real estate and supply chain management. Reports estimate that over $1.4 billion...more

Hogan Lovells

Planning ahead: the FCA's 2017/18 Business Plan priorities and strategic framework

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The FCA's latest Business Plan demonstrates a commitment to pushing forward on both existing and new initiatives across sectors, focused on maintaining fair consumer outcomes in the rapidly changing UK financial services...more

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We Should Be Friends: Community Banks and Fintech Companies

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Community banks play an essential role in the American financial system – they provide the majority of small business and farm loans, as well as mortgage and general banking services. In addition, community banks remain one...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

When Will Blockchain Really Matter?

Early indicators in 2017 suggest that blockchain technology is further along than anticipated and the potential implications of its development should not be ignored. However, caution should be exercised due to imprecise...more

Hogan Lovells

FTC Hosts FinTech Forum on Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Technologies, Part II

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As previously reported, on Thursday, March 9th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a forum on the consumer implications of recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technologies. This is the...more

Hogan Lovells

FTC Hosts FinTech Forum on Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Technologies

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On Thursday, March 9th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a forum on the consumer implications of recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technologies. This was the FTC’s third forum on...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Will Blockchain Transform Compliance?

I recently read an article in the MIT Sloan Management Review, entitled “How Blockchain Will Change Organizations”, where authors Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott speculate that the transformations which blockchain may...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Blockchains Offer Revolutionary Potential in Fintech and Beyond"

Blockchain, the distributed ledger technology that underlies bitcoin transactions, has been heralded as a transformative technology that is as significant as the development of the internet. The enthusiasm for blockchain...more

Perkins Coie

Digital Currencies: International Actions and Regulations

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Argentina - Virtual currencies are not legal tender under the country’s National Constitution, which designates the Central Bank as the only authority that may issue legal tender. Although not specifically regulated,...more

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