FinTech Pulse podcast

In our ‘FinTech Pulse’ monthly podcast we explore the latest global news, regulatory developments, trends and hot topics in the Fintech sector. Hosts Sean Murphy (Global Head of FinTech, London) and Etelka Bogardi (Asia Head of FinTech and Financial Services Regulation) will be joined by our FinTech lawyers and leading industry experts from around the world to discuss their insights on everything FinTech from crypto assets and open banking to AI, blockchain, NFTs and the Metaverse, with special feature editions on InsurTech and the payments landscape.

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Episodes

Episode 8 (March 2022): BlockFi’s $100m fine, United Arab Emirate crypto regulation, smart legal contracts, the UK’s new NSI regime

Andrew Lom and Mayling Blanco (Partners, New York) discuss BlockFi Lending’s recent $100m fine imposed by the SEC and what it means for the future of crypto products. Victoria Birch and Caroline Thomas (Partners, London) explore the potential impact on the FinTech sector of the UK’s new National Security and Investment regime. Geoffroy Hermanns (Counsel, Dubai) and Adjou Ait Ben Adir (Partner, Dubai) discuss the FinTech landscape and the current status of crypto regulation in the UAE. Adam Sanitt (Knowledge Director, Digital and Innovation, London) and Jonathan Hawkins (Associate, London) discuss a recent investigation by the UK law commission into how the current law of contract applies to smart legal contracts.

Special edition | Crypto-asset regulation around the world

In this special edition, our lawyers discuss how crypto assets are regulated in various jurisdictions around the globe. We hear from Etelka Bogardi in Hong Kong, Jeremy Wickens in Australia, Glen Barrentine in the US, Albert Weatherill in the UK and Nikolai de Koning in the Netherlands.

Special edition 2022 FinTech predictions

In this special edition our global head of FinTech, Sean Murphy, is joined by Sandra Ro, CEO of the Global Blockchain Business Council, FinTech entrepreneur, angel investor and former executive director of digitization at CME Group, to discuss the latest FinTech trends and her 2022 predictions for NFTs, Web 3.0, CBDCs and the regulatory landscape.

FATF’s new rules and guidance on virtual assets and VASPS in the UK, EU and the US, Stablecoin Report recently issued by the US President’s Working Group, benefits to the FinTech sector of Singapore's new copyright act

Episode 7 (December 2021): FATF’s new rules and guidance on virtual assets and VASPS in the UK, EU and the US, Stablecoin Report recently issued by the US President’s Working Group, benefits to the FinTech sector of Singapore's new copyright act

Hannah Meakin (Partner, London) and Anna Carrier (Senior Government and Regulatory Affairs Advisor, Brussels) provide an update on the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF’s) new travel rule and its impact on virtual assets and VASPs in the UK and the EU. Andrew Lom (Partner, New York), Kim Caine (Partner, Washington DC) and Rachael Browndorf (Associate, Denver) provide an update on FATF’s recently issued guidance on virtual assets as well as the Stablecoin Report recently issued by the US President’s Working Group. Sian Smith, (Associate) and Jessica Paulin (Senior Associate, Singapore) explore how the changes to the copyright act in Singapore will benefit the FinTech sector, in particular in relation to data mining.

Special edition | FinTech masterclass for Asian investors considering market entry into Europe and the US

In this special edition, FinTech lawyers Etelka Bogardi (Partner, Hong Kong), Frank Henkel (Partner, Germany), Andrew Lom (Partner, New York) and Victoria Birch (Partner, London) discuss what FinTechs looking to expand by way of acquisition should bear in mind, with a particular focus on Asian FinTechs considering market entry in Europe and the US.

China crypto clampdown and update on data protection regulations, the US payments landscape, crypto regulatory developments in South Africa, liability schemes in outsourcing and tech contracts.

Episode 6 (November 2021): China crypto clampdown and update on data protection regulations, the US payments landscape, crypto regulatory developments in South Africa, liability schemes in outsourcing and tech contracts.

In this month’s episode: Etelka Bogardi (Partner, Hong Kong) and Ai Tong (Counsel, Shanghai) provide an update on the latest crypto clampdown in China and what it means for crypto service providers operating in China, as well as offshore service providers.

Special edition (October 2021) | Open Sesame to Open Insurance with Brenton Charnley, Head of Australia at TrueLayer

In this special InsurTech edition, Tim Chan (Associate, Sydney) is joined by Brenton Charnley, CEO (Australia and New Zealand) at TrueLayer. TrueLayer is a global open banking platform with customers across Europe, the UK, and Australia.

Special edition (September 2021) | The greening of Bitcoin mining with Chase Lochmiller, CEO of Crusoe Energy

In this special edition of FinTech Pulse, Santo Manna (Senior Counsel, New York) is joined by Chase Lochmiller, CEO of Crusoe Energy to discuss the greening of Bitcoin mining. Crusoe is pioneering an environmentally friendly way to deal with the energy footprint of Bitcoin mining by capturing flared gas from oil and gas fields - through its patented digital flare mitigation systems - to power crypto mining operations.

Episode 5 (August 2021): The metaverse explained, intellectual property and NFTs, the latest on Chinese data protection regulations

In this month’s episode: Santo Manna, (Senior counsel, New York) and Farrah Mukaddam, (Counsel, London) discuss the IP and licencing considerations relating to NFTs; Anna Gamvros, (Partner, HK) and Lianying Wang, (Associate, Beijing) provide an update on the latest developments in Chinese data protection regulations; and, Michael Sinclair (Knowledge Director), Lara White (Partner, London) and Sean Murphy (Partner, London) explore the concept of the Metaverse and the legal and regulatory issues that could arise in relation to the Metaverse.