This Quarterly Update highlights certain notable developments during Q1 2019 in consumer-facing areas of e-commerce, e-banking and blockchain. This update is particularly focused on consumer-level regulatory activities of the...more
4/18/2019
/ Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Reporting Agencies ,
Credit Default Swaps ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
E-Commerce ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Mobile Banking ,
Popular ,
UDAAP ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Part 1: Electronic Commerce -
This is the first part of a two-part article discussing the regulatory landscape for financial technology as applied to electronic commerce and electronic banking. This article focuses on...more
2/8/2019
/ B2B Transactions ,
B2C ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Blockchain ,
CAN-SPAM Act ,
Cloud Computing ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
COPPA ,
E-Commerce ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Mobile Apps ,
Patriot Act ,
PCI-DSS Standard ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
UDAAP ,
UDAP ,
Websites
This analysis identified and processed over 8,000 patents and patent applications worldwide relating to blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and cryptographic tokens as of July 2018. The analysis did not include patents and...more
10/15/2018
/ Alibaba ,
Amazon ,
Bank of America ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Global Market ,
Google ,
IBM ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
MasterCard ,
Microsoft ,
Panasonic ,
Patent Applications ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Sony ,
Technology Sector ,
Toshiba ,
Visa Inc ,
Wal-Mart