A recent guilty conviction, after a jury trial, shows how complex and fraught the zigzag path to marijuana legalization is in the payments space. At a time when the federal government has signaled that criminal prosecutions in states that have legalized marijuana are a low to non-existent priority, this prosecution
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Davis Polk Financial Services Regulatory Reform Tool—Spring Forward Edition
Financial services regulatory reform will continue to be active in 2021, with the Biden Administration focused on activity at the intersection of financial regulation and social policy. As we observe the changing landscape, here is the Spring Forward Edition of our reference tool, which provides context and summarizes current and…
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Digital Dollars / Central Bank Digital Currencies
Digital dollars and central bank digital currencies (CBDC) are in the spotlight, and questions abound as to the potential design, availability and functionality of a CBDC in the United States. This deck tracks U.S. congressional legislative efforts that may lead to the creation of a U.S. digital dollar,…
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The Road Ahead for Financial Regulatory Reform in a Time of Democrats in Control
By John Banes, Luigi L. De Ghenghi, Randall D. Guynn, Jai R. Massari, Daniel Stipano, Gabriel D. Rosenberg, Margaret E. Tahyar, Zachary J. Zweihorn, Kyoko Takahashi Lin & Veronica M. Wissel on
Posted in Administrative Law, Anti-Money Laundering, Bank Capital, Bank Regulation, Biden Transition, Cannabis Banking, CFPB, CFTC, Community Reinvestment Act, Executive Compensation, FDIC, Federal Reserve, FSOC, Liquidity, M&A, Midnight Regulations, OCC, Payments, SEC, Stress Testing, U.S. Basel III, U.S. Congress, Volcker Rule
Today, we released our deck “The Road Ahead for Financial Regulatory Reform in a Time of Democrats in Control.” This deck describes our view of the road ahead for financial regulatory reform under a Biden Presidency, and updates the deck we published shortly after the 2020 election to reflect the…
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Financial Services Regulatory Reform in the Biden Administration: Key Areas of Focus
On November 9, 2020, we released our deck “Financial Services Regulatory Reform in the Biden Administration: Key Areas of Focus.” This deck describes our view of the road ahead for financial regulatory reform under a Biden Presidency and a Republican Senate. We see most of the action coming from the…
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Fintech Law: The Case Studies
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In the newly released Fintech Law: The Case Studies ebook, partner Meg Tahyar and co-author Howell E. Jackson present 14 case studies highlighting the impact of fintech on and the implications of fintech for a range of topics from payments systems to consumer protection. The ebook, suitable for teaching and…
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Davis Polk Client Memorandum: Federal Reserve Announces Plan to Build Its Own Real-Time Gross Settlement System for Retail Payments
The Federal Reserve has announced that it plans to build its own 24x7x365 real-time gross settlement (RTGS) system for retail payments, called the FedNow Service. In a 4-1 decision, with Vice Chairman for Supervision Quarles dissenting, the Federal Reserve stated that the FedNow Service would allow consumers and…
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The Federal Reserve Takes a Small Step toward a National Faster Payments Infrastructure
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It is no secret that the United States lags behind other countries in the development of a national real-time payments infrastructure.[1] There are, of course, explanations for this lag, including widespread participation in the existing infrastructure rails and the existence of many different stakeholder interests limiting consensus over reforms. …
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