Politics, Legal & Regulation

November 23, 2016 @ 8:24 am By JD Alois  |  

The House of Representatives is scheduled to consider the Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2016 (H.R. 6392). Sponsored by Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, the legislation is designed to create regulation of financial institutions on risk rather than on arbitrary asset size.  Dodd-Frank has placed a… Read More

November 22, 2016 @ 2:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Monday Stephen Luparello, Director of the Division of Trading and Markets, will leave the agency by the first of the year.  Luparello was named director of the office in February 2014, and the organization stated he played a… Read More

November 21, 2016 @ 4:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

The SEC has announced the agenda for the December 8 meeting of its Investor Advisory Committee (IAC).  At this forthcoming meeting, the IAC will discuss investor protection priorities for the New Year. It also will hear an update on the Commission’s response to the rulemaking… Read More

November 21, 2016 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore is on a mission to become the global leader in Fintech innovation. From fast-tracking the creation of a regulatory Sandbox to launching the largest Fintech hub in the world, Singapore envisions a world-leading ecosystem – not just a regional hub. As part of the… Read More

November 20, 2016 @ 5:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

As a growing number of nations around the globe embrace the potential of Fintech to provide superior services to consumers, businesses and the under-banked, one country stands out as lacking in leadership in the evolution of finance. The US has been the epicenter of financial… Read More

November 20, 2016 @ 12:07 pm By Jihoon Yeon  |  

The Amendments to the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act (the Capital Markets Act) passed the South Korean Parliament in July 2015 and went into effect on January 25th, 2016, laying the framework for investment crowdfunding in South Korea. The adoption of investment crowdfunding… Read More

November 18, 2016 @ 3:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

The SEC Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) has set the date of its next meeting.  IAC will be meeting at SEC HQ on Thursday, December 8, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. (ET). The meeting is open to the public and will be Live-streamed on the… Read More

November 18, 2016 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

At the SEC Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation yesterday (November 17, 2016), David Feldman a securities attorney with Duane Morris, delivered a brief update on Regulation A+ as created by Title IV of the JOBS Act of 2012.  This updated securities exemption became actionable… Read More

November 17, 2016 @ 2:00 am By JD Alois  |  

While the UK has been the trailblazer in the creation of the concept of a regulatory Sandbox for innovative financial firms, the rest of the world has seen the light and moving forward with their own Fintech Sandbox structures. The UK understood that rule written… Read More

November 16, 2016 @ 12:00 pm By Samuel Guzik  |  

With a new administration set to take the reins of power in the White House in January 2017, not to mention a new, Republican appointed Chair of the SEC in the offing, when it comes to the interests of small business’s access to capital, many… Read More

November 16, 2016 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has published its Fintech “regulatory sandbox” guidelines. The intent is to encourage and enable experimentation of solutions that leverages technology innovatively to deliver improved financial products and services to both consumers and businesses. The Sandbox guidelines have incorporated feedback… Read More

November 15, 2016 @ 4:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

The SEC has had a busy week. First, the Commission held its first Fintech Forum, as suggested by Commissioner Piwowar, indicating its growing interest in financial technology disruption. This morning, SEC Chair Mary Jo White testified before the House Financial Services Committee regarding the SEC… Read More

November 14, 2016 @ 5:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

SEC Chair Mary Jo White announced her departure plans today.  As the Obama administration is quickly coming to a close, White stated her intent to leave at the end of his term. White was appointed the Chair of the SEC in April of 2103 becoming… Read More

November 14, 2016 @ 11:23 am By Jessica Pham  |  

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) kicked off its Fintech Forum today with remarks by Chair Mary Jo White, followed by Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar and Commissioner Kara M. Stein. Chair White told the audience that “with power comes responsibility”, namely that new fintech products should… Read More

November 14, 2016 @ 10:57 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK has been a solid performer economically in comparing to other countries in Continental Europe.  Words are frequently matched with proactive policies that seek to promote business creation and innovation.  Today the UK has announced another initiative: Invest in Great. The announcement was made… Read More

November 13, 2016 @ 10:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

The debate regarding Fintech revolution almost always includes a discussion of regulation. And it should. The financial industry is one of the most regulated sectors of commerce there is. But as Fintech has evolved an emerging ecosystem of firms seeking to facilitate regulatory compliance has… Read More

November 13, 2016 @ 6:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

It has been widely reported that Paul Atkins, a former SEC Commissioner and current CEO of Patomak Partners, is the point person in Donald Trump’s transition team for financial regulatory appointments. This is an encouraging sign. Atkins, a Vanderbilt Law School Grad, was an SEC… Read More

November 11, 2016 @ 3:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a speech this past week by Charlotte Hogg, Chief Operating Office of the Bank of England, she welcomed the launch of the Bank’s Fintech Accelerator while explaining their mission. Hogg stated; “We set up the Bank’s Fintech Accelerator in the Bank, launched in June… Read More

November 11, 2016 @ 12:33 pm By Jason Best & Sherwood Neiss  |  

How Donald Trump Can Leverage Crowdfunding Under Reg CF to Double GDP Growth President-elect Trump made it a hallmark of his campaign to double GDP growth. According to Karen Kerrigan, President of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council; “His agenda of lowering taxes, simplifying the… Read More

November 11, 2016 @ 9:20 am By Jessica Pham  |  

Fintech is emerging as the next big transformation in India India and the UK held a joint Tech Summit on November 7-9 in New Delhi, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India emphasized close collaboration between the two nations during his remarks because it was “vital that India… Read More