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Key takeaways from the EBA and ECB joint 2025 report on payment fraud
European Union - December 18 2025 On 15 December 2025, the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Central Bank (ECB) published their joint 2025 report examining payment…
European Council and Parliament reach provisional agreement on EU Payments Package
European Union - November 27 2025 Earlier today, the Council of the European Union (EU) and European Parliament announced a provisional political agreement on the EU payments package…
SEC Chairman outlines preliminary digital asset taxonomy under Project Crypto
USA - November 19 2025 On November 12, 2025, SEC Chairman Atkins delivered remarks previewing how the Securities and Exchange Commission may seek to categorize digital…
Improving the effectiveness of the UK Money Laundering Regulations - what do the proposed amendments mean for fintech firms?
United Kingdom - September 23 2025 On 17 July 2025, HM Treasury published its response to its 2024 consultation on the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds…
SEC and CFTC staff clear path for spot crypto trading on regulated exchanges
USA - September 3 2025 On September 2, 2025, the staffs of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a joint…
SEC Chairman Atkins Announces “Project Crypto” - A New Era for Digital Asset Regulation in the United States
USA - August 13 2025 On July 31, 2025, Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) Chairman Paul S. Atkins delivered a landmark speech (the “Speech”) at…
Key takeaways from the White House digital assets report, a strategic framework for U.S. digital asset policy
USA - August 7 2025 On July 30, 2025, the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets released its report titled “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital…
The GENIUS Act: Transforming U.S. Stablecoin Regulation
USA - July 21 2025 On July 18, 2025, President Trump signed into law the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (the “GENIUS Act”)…
Council of the EU agrees position on PSD3
European Union - June 19 2025 Yesterday afternoon, the Council of the European Union (EU) took a significant step forward in modernising the EU’s payment services framework by…
The convergence of privacy, AI, and cybersecurity: what fintech GCs should prioritize now
USA - June 16 2025 The intersection of privacy, cybersecurity, and AI is reshaping risk and regulation in fintech. In a recent Episode of The Fintech and Blockchain…
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