Big Tech companies, fintechs, and traditional financial institutions are paying attention to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) September 2023 issue spotlight, which focuses on tap-to-pay or contactless payment technology. The CFPB’s report highlights the role of Big Tech companies in the mobile payment space.
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released a Discussion Paper (DP23/2: Updating and improving the UK regime for asset management) in February 2023 which recognises that, as a consequence of Brexit, it is time to consider what the shape of the UK’s asset management regulatory regime will take in the future.
On Sept. 25, 2020, the SEC issued a No-Action Letter to FINRA, in response to a previously issued Joint Statement by the SEC and FINRA. This No-Action Letter detailed how broker-dealers could operate alternative trading systems that trade digital assets without garnering enforcement action from the SEC for not meeting the custody requirements required under
In 2015, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) finalized rules creating the BitLicense for virtual currency exchanges operating in New York state. New York is currently the only state to have a licensing regime specifically for virtual currency exchanges.
The industry has bemoaned the BitLicense since it was proposed. Critics say that the
In a significant step forward for the cryptocurrency industry, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued its first “no-action” letter (NAL) to a U.S.-based company using utility tokens created for consumptive use rather than investment. The regulator sent the letter to TurnKey Jet, Inc. (TKJ) on April 3, 2019, agreeing with the Florida-based air charter
As it does every January, FINRA released its annual Regulatory and Examinations Priorities Letter identifying areas of examination focus for the coming year, recurring challenges faced by firms, and possible risks impacting the financial sector. FINRA’s 2018 exam priorities for the first time identify cryptocurrencies and related initial coin offerings (ICOs). Other first-mentions include technology
Nanette Aguirre, Corporate Shareholder, will participate in the Fall 2017 Minorities in Restructuring and Alternative Investments (MRAI) Networking event in New York, NY, Nov. 30. Aguirre will participate in the program titled “Industries of the Future: How new technology and thinking will come of age and disrupt the status quo.” A panel of distinguished