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OCC Reiterates Full Scope of Crypto Custody Authority of Banks It Regulates

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On May 7, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued Interpretative Letter 1184 (“IL 1184”) confirming that national banks and federal savings associations may provide cryptocurrency custody...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Government Abolishes Payment Systems Regulator

On 11 March 2025, the UK government announced its decision to abolish the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) as part of a broader initiative to reduce regulatory burdens and stimulate economic growth. This action is intended to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

CFTC To Reorganize Task Forces and End ‘Regulation by Enforcement’

On February 4, 2025, CFTC Acting Chair Caroline D. Pham announced that the agency was reorganizing the Division of Enforcement’s nine task forces “to combat fraud and help victims while ending the practice of regulation by...more

K&L Gates LLP

The Italian Law Implementing the EU MiCar Regulation: A "MiFIDisation" of Crypto-Assets?

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On 13 September 2024 Legislative Decree no. 129/2024 (Decree no. 129), implementing the MiCAR Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2023 on markets in crypto-assets –...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

[Webinar] FinTech University: The Major Questions Doctrine: A Challenge to the SEC’s Authority - November 19th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm...

As part of the FinTech University series, join Nelson Mullins attorneys Richard Levin, Daniel Newman, and Bobby Wenner for an in-depth webinar exploring the evolving role of the Major Questions Doctrine (MQD) and its...more

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CFPB Issues Order Establishing Supervisory Authority Over Nonbanks

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On February 23, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) published an order establishing supervisory authority over a small-loan consumer finance company, using a Dodd-Frank Act provision that...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

What the CFPB’s ‘Larger Participants’ Rule Means for FinTech Firms

Certain financial technology (FinTech) firms will soon be subject to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) supervisory authority under the Consumer Financial Protection Act, and should be prepared accordingly....more

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CFPB Seeks to Expand Regulatory Powers Over Consumer Payment Tech Entities

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On November 7, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") issued a proposed rule that would grant it supervisory authority over major nonbank technology companies in the consumer digital payments space....more

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Hong Kong Regulators Update Guidance for Intermediaries’ Virtual Asset-related Activities

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Revamped SFC and HKMA guidance applies to intermediaries that distribute products or provide dealing, advisory, and asset management services related to virtual assets. On 20 October 2023, the Hong Kong Monetary...more

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Illinois Considering Crypto Licensing

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A legislative initiative in Illinois would establish licensing and consumer protection requirements for digital asset businesses serving consumers in the state. On February 21, 2023, the Illinois Department of Financial...more

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New Crypto Products Launch; US Official Addresses Crypto Regulation; State Securities Regulators Target Metaverse Casino NFTs; DOJ...

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Crypto Products Launch in Debit Cards, Payment Gateways, Trading Platforms - This week, two cryptocurrency financial services and trading platforms announced partnerships with traditional financial services companies to...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

CFTC’s Enforcement of Fraudulent and Manipulative Pump-and-Dump Scheme in Crypto Commodities

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) has two levels of jurisdiction under the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”). First, there is an exclusive (or regulatory) jurisdiction over “derivatives” on “commodities,”...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Focus on Fintech: The CFPB wants state and federal financial regulators to get behind its enforcement agenda

The CFPB is the primary regulator of consumer financial products and services in the US, but other state and federal regulators also have authority to enforce some federal consumer financial protection laws. The CFPB is now...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

CFPB plans to extend supervision to more Fintechs using dormant Dodd-Frank authority

Under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has authority to require reports and conduct examinations with respect to large...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

CFPB Puts Fintechs in the Crosshairs

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The agency just revived its dormant authority to supervise nonbank financial entities that it determines pose risk to consumers.  On April 25, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) - the US government...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

[Webinar] FinTech Innovation at California’s Newest Financial Regulator: A Discussion with Christina Tetreault, head of the Office...

The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) aspires to be a "premier financial regulator and national model for consumer protection.” Integral to its strategy is the Office of Financial Technology...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: August 2021

Supreme Court Strikes Down Extension of CDC Moratorium on Evictions - The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a ruling that blocks the extension of the moratorium on evictions ordered by the Centers for Disease Control and...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Second Circuit grapples with standing in case challenging OCC’s fintech charter authority

On March 9, a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit heard oral argument on the question of whether the OCC can legally issue national bank charters to non-depository financial technology (fintech) firms. The case is...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report, April 2019

FDIC Shares Examiners’ Expectations for Contracts with Technology Service Providers - The FDIC has issued guidance on examiners’ expectations for provisions of contracts between banks and technology service providers...more

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