Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: A Debate About The Need, If Any, For a Federal Charter for Non-Banks Engaged in the Payments Business
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2024 State Legislative Review: Key Payment Laws and Their Impacts — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
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Understanding NFTs and Their Legal Implications
On April 16, the Colorado General Assembly enacted HB 25-1201, which repeals the state’s current Money Transmitters Act and replaces it with the Money Transmission Modernization Act (the “Act”), which is based on the model...more
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
On April 8, a federal court granted the CFPB’s motion to withdraw from its joint enforcement action against a global money transmitter. The lawsuit, originally filed in April 2022 in partnership with the New York Attorney...more
On March 20, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) entered into a consent order with a money transmitter, joining a group of state financial regulators acting through a multi-state task force coordinated by...more
As in-game economies evolve, the complexity surrounding virtual goods and services, content creation, and payment structures deepens. As part of this ongoing series on in-game economies, this installment explores issues...more
Our podcast show today features Professor Dan Awrey of Cornell Law School, and Matt Lambert, Deputy General Counsel of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (“CSBS”) who discuss the pros and cons of Congress enacting a...more
On March 11, FinCEN issued a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) to combat “illicit activities and money laundering of Mexico-based cartels” along the U.S. southwest border. The order requires money service businesses in select...more
Our Financial Services and White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Groups unpack the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s new geographic targeting order aimed at combatting money laundering and other illegal...more
On March 11, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) requiring all money services businesses (MSBs) operating within 30 specified ZIP codes near the U.S.-Mexico border...more
On January 27, DOJ announced a cryptocurrency exchange platform (the platform) pled guilty to operating as an unlicensed money transmitting business and failing to implement adequate AML and know-your-customer (KYC) programs....more
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that Wall Street Exchange (WSE), a Dubai-based money exchange service provider, entered into a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) and agreed to pay more than $9.2 million to...more
Massachusetts has joined the growing list of states that have at least partially adopted the Model Money Transmission Modernization Act. Our Financial Services Group examines the model act, how the Bay State has adopted it,...more
Massachusetts H4840 requires a license for anyone who transmits money or holds itself out as providing money transmission services, expanding an existing licensing requirement covering only foreign remittance transactions....more
As we begin the 119th Congress, the nation is also preparing for the new administration to take office in just a few weeks. While federal action on digital assets remains a key focus, this week’s Crypto Policy Tracker shifts...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a new rule addressing its supervision of large nonbank companies offering US consumers certain digital funds transfer services and payment wallets and apps....more
In this special crossover episode of the Payments Pros and Crypto Exchange podcasts, our hosts are joined by colleague Alexandra Steinberg Barrage to discuss California's Department of Financial Protection and Innovation’s...more
In a closely watched and complicated case, Van Loon et al. v. Dep’t of the Treasury et al., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) cannot sanction Tornado...more
The recent issuance of guidance regarding digital currency activities in Hawaii marks a significant milestone for Fintech companies and startups operating in or considering expansion into the Aloha State. Effective July 1,...more
Crypto Exchanges and Stablecoin Issuers Announce Multiple New Products - Multiple crypto sector companies have recently announced new products. In a press release, LayerZero, “an omnichain interoperability protocol that...more
On October 25, the Connecticut Banking Commissioner has suspended a money transmitter’s license, citing several issues: inadequate KYC policies, multiple consumer complaints about fraudulent activity, and insufficient capital...more
Civil and criminal litigation heated up this summer in high-profile crypto matters that will affect crypto projects moving forward. For their quarterly crypto lit update, partner David Feder and associates Rebecca...more
In this latest installment of McGlinchey’s Deep Dive into Bank Partnerships Series, attorneys Amy Greenwood-Field, Aaron Kouhoupt, and David Tallman explore the complexities of payment programs involving partnerships between...more
On September 20, the CFPB announced a proposed rule which would make a minor yet noteworthy amendment to the guidelines for the disclosures that remittance providers are required to provide to consumers in connection with...more
The settlement is the latest example of the agency’s enhanced criminal enforcement of money transmitting business and international money-laundering laws. The recent settlement is significant both in terms of its amount...more
On August 27, the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) announced it will start accepting applications for a new money transmitter license through NMLS on October 1. The new license will replace the current...more