Compliance and Regulation

The U.S. cannabis industry has come a long way since California first legalized medical marijuana in 1996. Twenty-nine states and...

Last week’s big news was the announcement of a $6.24 billion settlement of monetary claims arising out of a 13-year-old...

There has been some more backlash from consumers who want to pay for things with cash but encounter merchants who...

Today, technology is evolving faster than regulators can keep pace with, including the rise of biometric identification systems. According to...

Earlier this summer, California passed new privacy legislation that sees the state implementing the strongest privacy controls of any state...

This summer, the OCC rolled out a new special purpose banking charter as had been promised for some time.  The...

Since its re-legalization starting in California in 1996 (for medical use), the cannabis industry has had a large problem with...

Twelve years ago, a new bank receiving its preliminary charter approval wouldn’t have captured the headlines, but raising capital for...

PSD2 defines a government licensing authority which mitigates some risk for participants, although just how effectively that license actually protects...