Sullivan & Cromwell and Simpson Thacher advising on first Biden-era bank merger
New York-based M&T Bank has agreed to acquire People’s United in a US$7.6 billion deal – the first bank merger agreed since the Biden administration took office.
Sanction banks standing in the way of PSD2 success, EBA says
The European Banking Authority has told national regulators to take supervisory measures against banks that fail to remove obstacles to open banking under the second Payments Services Directive.
Cherry-picking, greenwashing, and inconsistency: Fed and IOSCO regulators call for formalised TCFD expectations
US Federal Reserve Board governor Lael Brainard has expressed her support for mandatory climate disclosures by banks to help measure and mitigate climate risk, while IOSCO’s Ashley Alder has called for greater standardisation and “more substantive uptake” of TCFD expectations.
New Year, New Regulations: Bank of Thailand strengthens e-payment rules for improved cybersecurity
In an announcement made on 15 February 2021, the Bank of Thailand introduced additional regulations surrounding the supervision of Security of…
UK Payments Regulation - Changes Are Coming
On 28 January 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper (CP21/3)1 proposing various changes to the UK regulation of…
Operational resilience: Developments in the financial services sector in the UK
In recent years, operational resilience has come under the spotlight of financial regulators globally, leading to a proliferation of new regulation…
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“Let’s not run before we can walk”: BoE’s Bailey on stablecoins
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has urged caution on stablecoin initiatives, saying multi-currency ‘baskets’ are the “wrong place to start”.
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