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On April 4, 2025, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (“DFPI”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to implement portions of the State’s Digital Financial Assets Law (“DFAL”) related to...more
California enacted its own version of New York’s “BitLicense” law, the Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL), becoming one of the first US states to implement a virtual currency-specific regulatory regime. ...more
On July 25, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) released a new opinion letter concluding that a company that merely receives payment instructions, orders, or directions to transmit money or...more
Minnesota recently enacted the Commerce Omnibus Finance Bill, which includes amendments to several provisions of Minnesota law related to consumer loans and financial institutions....more
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation recently released a new opinion letter covering aspects of the California Money Transmission Act (MTA) and the Escrow Act related to persons engaging in...more
On March 23, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) responded to a request for an interpretative legal opinion as to whether the virtual currency services offered by a company require it to...more
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has finally adopted final rules relating to the scope of the agent-of-a-payee exemption under the California Money Transmission Act (MTA), Cal. Fin. Code...more
Any company that intermediates payments for other parties ─ such as a marketplace platform, a billing service, a payment facilitator or a B2B platform provider ─ must take into consideration the applicability of money...more