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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

How Banks Can Harness New Customer ID Rule's Flexibility

Financial institutions across the U.S. have grappled with compliance requirements under the Customer Identification Program, or CIP, rule for more than two decades. On June 27, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

[Webinar] Targeted: How FinCEN's Fentanyl Fight Is Reshaping U.S.–Mexico Financial Compliance - August 7th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET

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Join Lowenstein Sandler and Santamarina + Steta for a timely webinar exploring the legal and compliance implications of recent U.S. Treasury actions under the FEND Off Fentanyl Act. The session, featuring Lowenstein's Robert...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Crypto-Asset Safekeeping: What’s Involved If You’re a Bank (or if You Want to Be One)

On July 14, 2025, the federal banking agencies issued a joint statement to clarify regulatory expectations for banking organizations that provide or are considering providing safekeeping for crypto-assets (“Joint Statement”)....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Compliance Tip of the Day: Citibank and Continuous Monitoring

Welcome to “Compliance Tip of the Day,” the podcast that brings you daily insights and practical advice on navigating the ever-evolving landscape of compliance and regulatory requirements. Whether you’re a seasoned compliance...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Prudential regulators release statement on cryptocurrency safekeeping

On July 14, the OCC, the Fed, and the FDIC issued a joint statement addressing how existing laws, regulations and governing principles apply to banks which provide or are considering providing safekeeping for...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Federal Agencies Release Guidance on Crypto-Asset Safekeeping for Banks

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On July 14, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) jointly issued a statement addressing the...more

K2 Integrity

[Webinar] Banking Digital Assets – Key AML Compliance Considerations - July 29th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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K2 Integrity’s Justina Rousseau, senior managing director, and Elizabeth Severinovskaya, managing director, will join Arnold & Porter’s Kevin M. Toomey, partner and chair of the Financial Services practice, and Erik Walsh,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

A New Rule Embraces Modernity in the Customer Identification Process

Financial institutions across the United States have grappled with compliance requirements under the Customer Identification Program (CIP) Rule for more than two decades. A new exemption, approved in June 2025, promises...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 24th Annual Canadian Forum on Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime - June 25th - 26th, Toronto, ON, Canada

Canada’s financial sector is facing unprecedented scrutiny, rising enforcement, and evolving compliance risks – are you ready? Join top regulators and industry leaders at CI's 24th Annual Canadian Forum on Anti-Money...more

Mayer Brown

Credibly Challenged Podcast: Interview with Ross Delston, Financial Crime Compliance Expert and Former FDIC Attorney

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Matt Bisanz interviews Ross Delston, a financial crime compliance expert and former FDIC attorney. They discuss his views on the trends we should expect to see in financial crimefighting and AML compliance over the next few...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Financial Regulation Update

The first four months of 2025 proved busy for the UK’s financial regulators, with both the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) publishing their strategy and business plan documents. As...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Treasury’s Bessent outlines vision for community banks

On April 9, the Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, delivered a speech outlining the Trump Administration’s financial policy goals of empowering community banks, moving away from prioritizing large financial...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 9th Annual Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on FinTech & Emerging Payment Systems - May 12th - 14th, New York, NY

Meet key stakeholders in Banking, FinTech, and broader payment systems next month at ACI’s 9th Annual Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on FinTech & Emerging Payment Systems. Gain valuable insights from these industry...more

A&O Shearman

UK FCA updated webpage on cash-based money laundering

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated its webpage on cash-based money laundering and confirmed its intention to carry out a multi-firm review in this area in the financial year 2025/2026. ...more

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Understanding the changes to the Proceeds of Crime Act: Insights from our conversation with the FRA

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Businesses must be aware of the three core money laundering offences: concealing, arranging and acquiring (use and possession) criminal property. The FRA has issued a seven-day working period to consider all defence...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Stablecoins: Regulatory Issues for UK and EU Banks To Consider

As the market for stablecoins continues to evolve in sophistication and scale, financial institutions in the UK and EU are increasingly exploring whether and how to engage with them, whether for treasury, payments, settlement...more

Hogan Lovells

Important update for the banking, payments and lending sectors: the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) highlights its key risks and...

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The Central Bank of Ireland’s (CBI) Regulatory and Supervisory Outlook 2025 outlines key risk topics which it deems to be most material from a supervisory perspective across the Banking and Payments Sector. Under section four...more

A&O Shearman

Revised FATF AML and CTF standards to better promote financial inclusion

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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has published an updated version of its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) standards after the February FATF Plenary approved changes to Recommendation 1...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Congressional Research Service report highlights de-banking risks

On January 29, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) released a report on the challenges banks may face in providing services to certain individuals and businesses. The CRS’s report was based on the perception that an...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Survol des développements dans le domaine de la réglementation des services financiers en 2024

La tendance au changement se poursuit dans le domaine de la réglementation des services financiers. En ce début de février 2025, nous vous proposons ci-après un survol des développements notables qui ont eu lieu dans ce...more

A&O Shearman

UK Financial Conduct Authority responds to Government call for regulators to support growth

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The Financial Conduct Authority has published a letter (dated January 16, 2025) from Nikhil Rathi, FCA Chief Executive, sent to the Government, setting out its work to ensure that it is supporting the Government's U.K. growth...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OCC releases enforcement actions for January 2025

On January 16, the OCC released a list of recent enforcement actions against national banks, federal savings associations, and institution-affiliated parties (IAPs) which include bank directors, officers, employees and...more

Morgan Lewis

Strengthening Control over the Purchase of Noncash Foreign Currency in Kazakhstan

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Amendments to the Rules for Conducting Currency Transactions in the Republic of Kazakhstan (the Amendments) came into effect on January 1, 2025. From now on, banks will control the acquisition of foreign currency by reference...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OCC discusses key risks in federal banking system

The OCC released the “OCC Semiannual Risk Perspective for Fall 2024,” which analyzes key risks facing the federal banking system as of mid-2024. Overall, “[t]he OCC reported that the strength of the federal banking system...more

Ankura

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

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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

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