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Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for May 2025

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 6/25/2025

On May 14, 2025, Deputy Enforcement Director Antonia Apps told those gathered at an anti‑money laundering conference in Washington, D.C. to expect a more measured approach from SEC Enforcement. That may include, she...more

DOJ’s Criminal Division Announces Updates to White-Collar Enforcement and Corporate Policies

Troutman Pepper Locke on 5/15/2025

On May 12, 2025, the Head of the Criminal Division (the Criminal Division or Division) at the Department of Justice (DOJ), Matthew R. Galeotti, issued key memoranda to Criminal Division personnel on the Division’s new...more

Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – March 2025

Troutman Pepper Locke on 3/5/2025

To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more

FINRA Issues 2025 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report

Carlton Fields on 2/14/2025

On January 28, 2025, FINRA issued its 2025 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report, providing a detailed look into FINRA’s current regulatory oversight of member firms and their registered personnel....more

Client Alert: The Future of Payments: Key Trends and Regulatory Challenges

Jenner & Block on 2/13/2025

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

2025 J.S. Held Global Risk Report: The Rise of Crypto & Digital Assets

J.S. Held on 2/12/2025

While the cryptocurrency industry is still relatively young, its adoption by various economic sectors and the evolution of the technology itself is growing, along with the tokenization of assets, AI-powered smart contracts,...more

Australia’s regulatory crackdown targets bribery, money laundering and cybercrime

A&O Shearman on 1/28/2025

New bribery offenses in Australia now make it easier for authorities to prosecute organizations and require companies to exercise greater oversight and controls. Australia’s regulators remain active in greenwashing and other...more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - January 2025 #2

BakerHostetler on 1/21/2025

U.S. Web3 Companies Launch Products and Tech Integrations - A major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange recently launched a “Bitcoin-based loans” product that allows customers to post BTC as collateral for USDC loans. ...more

Maximizing the Benefits (and Minimizing the Risks) of Payment Orchestration

Venable LLP on 1/17/2025

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

Balancing Agility and Speed with Preparation and Stability: Importance of Governance in a Fintech Startup

Ankura on 12/17/2024

In all our work with clients, my evaluation and expectations around compliance readiness come down to one point: Governance. This can mean a variety of things when it comes to a compliance program, but overall, we boil it...more

Deepfake Media FinCEN Fraud Alert

Foodman CPAs & Advisors on 12/9/2024

On 11/13/24, FinCEN issued an alert aimed at assisting financial institutions in recognizing fraudulent schemes linked to the utilization of deepfake media generated by generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools. The...more

How Compliance Teams Can Think About Risk in Modern Times

NAVEX on 11/27/2024

A few weeks back the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a bulletin urging financial firms to do better at identifying deepfakes that fraudsters might use to evade customer due diligence programs. The...more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - August 2024

BakerHostetler on 8/5/2024

New Crypto Products Announced, Stablecoin and BTC Data Published - According to a recent press release, OpenEden, a tokenization platform, announced that it is bringing tokenized U.S. Treasury bills to the XRP ledger....more

FinCEN Issues Notice on Counterfeit Passport Card Fraud

Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/18/2024

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has issued a Notice on the Use of Counterfeit U.S. Passport Cards to Perpetrate Identity Theft and Fraud Schemes at Financial Institutions (“Notice”), asking financial...more

Navigating the Labyrinth: Artificial Intelligence in the Battle Against Trade-Based Money Laundering

Womble Bond Dickinson on 2/7/2024

In the rapidly evolving financial landscape, governments worldwide are intensifying their focus on compliance in Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) efforts for financial institutions. Trade-Based Money...more

PPP Lender Liability, Enforcement, & Fintech Challenges

Buchalter on 12/29/2023

The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) emerged as a lifeline for small businesses grappling with the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lenders navigated a landscape of regulations that Congress quickly...more

Top 5 SEC Developments (October 2023)

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 11/20/2023

Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month we examine: • Fraud and internal control failure charges against...more

DOJ Relies on Traditional Statutes To Charge Defendants in Cryptoasset Fraud Cases

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 8/1/2023

Two recent indictments highlight the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) continuing use of the traditional wire fraud, money laundering and identity theft statutes to pursue fraud involving digital assets, indicating that law...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

U.S. Exchange Closes, Swiss Bank Expands Crypto Offerings; NFA Issues Digital Asset Commodities Rule; Crypto Enforcement...

BakerHostetler on 4/10/2023

Crypto Exchange Ends U.S. Operations, Swiss Bank to Expand Crypto Offerings - Late last month, Bittrex, a leading cryptocurrency exchange founded in Seattle, announced it was closing U.S. operations effective April 30,...more

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