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GENIUS Act And The Emerging Architecture Of Digital Payments
The GENIUS Act became Public Law 119-27 one year ago on July 18, 2025 (GENIUS Act — Public Law 119-27). Multiple federal regulators are preparing the regulatory framework to integrate digital money in the form of payment stablecoins into the existing conventional banking system. States are also exploring the use of stablecoins for payments and digital assets as a class of financial assets. All of this activity is building a new digital payments economy.
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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC
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FDIC Requests Comment On GENIUS Act Forms
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has released a request for comment on new reporting requirements for FDIC-supervised Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuers, introducing comprehensive weekly and quarterly reporting obligations. These proposed forms would require detailed disclosures about stablecoin activity, reserve assets, trading volumes across exchanges, and financial condition metrics.
United States Finance
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Marketing Together In Fintech-Bank Partnerships
Fintech-bank partnerships face challenges in marketing approval timelines that can impact market opportunities. This analysis explores practical strategies to streamline the marketing approval process while maintaining necessary bank oversight and control. From due diligence considerations to contractual frameworks and operational best practices, discover how partners can work together more effectively on marketing initiatives.
United States Finance
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Goodwin Procter LLP
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Applicants Race To Secure National Bank Charters
Matthew Bisanz of Mayer Brown discusses the growing interest in national bank charters among cryptocurrency and digital asset companies, as well as marketplace lenders seeking industrial loan charters. The application process typically spans 18-24 months from conditional to final approval, with recent legislation appearing to target traditional de novo bank formation rather than fintech charter applications.
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Mayer Brown
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Delaware Enacts Banking Modernization And Digital Asset Legislation
Delaware, Illinois, and Vermont have enacted comprehensive financial services legislation addressing digital assets, stablecoins, buy now pay later products, and sales-based financing, while the Federal Reserve proposes significant updates to anti-money laundering program requirements for supervised banks. These regulatory developments establish new licensing frameworks, consumer protections, and compliance standards that will reshape oversight of emerging financial technologies and traditional banking oper
United States Finance
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Goodwin Procter LLP
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Ankura CTIX FLASH Update – July 13, 2026
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered sophisticated threats targeting enterprise defenses and development workflows, while financial institutions grapple with AI deployment challenges and compliance systems face fundamental transformation. From ransomware leveraging kernel-level drivers to disable security tools, to the weaponization of AI coding assistants and open-source ecosystems, the modern attack landscape demands new defensive strategies and operational frameworks.
United States Technology
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Ankura Consulting Group LLC
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From Rigid Routing To Best Execution: SEC Proposal Could Reshape Listed Equities And On-Chain Markets
The SEC's proposed rescission of Regulation NMS Rules 611 and 610(e) could fundamentally transform how equity securities are traded by eliminating rigid routing requirements and locked market prohibitions. This shift from prescriptive rules to a best-execution framework may unlock the potential for tokenized equity securities to trade on decentralized exchanges and DeFi protocols. The proposal represents a significant step in the SEC's Project Crypto initiative to modernize markets and facilitate on-chain t
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Jones Day
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Quantum Homework For Everyone: New Executive Orders On Quantum Technology
President Trump's June 2026 Executive Orders on quantum technology establish aggressive timelines for federal agencies and contractors to transition to post-quantum cryptography by 2030, while simultaneously directing a comprehensive national strategy to advance quantum computing capabilities and protect against the imminent threat of quantum-enabled decryption of current encrypted data. The orders mandate coordination across multiple federal agencies to develop quantum applications, strengthen supply chain
United States Technology
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Taft Stettinius & Hollister
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Know Your Stablecoin Customer: FinCEN And The Banking Agencies Propose Customer Identification Program Rules For Issuers
The U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and federal banking regulators have proposed new customer identification program requirements for permitted payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act. The proposed rule would impose formal CIP obligations on nonbank stablecoin issuers for the first time, modeled on long-standing bank CIP rules but tailored to distinguish between primary and secondary market activities.
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Mayer Brown
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