Wilson Sonsini Attorneys Honored in Chambers UK 2024
On October 19, 2023, Chambers & Partners published its 2024 Chambers UK guide, which recognized Wilson Sonsini attorneys Fleur Benns...
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Innovations in Payments: Regulation, Infrastructure, and Opportunities
Much is written about revolutionary developments in payments, but the reality of progress in such a complex area is that...
UK Regulator Targets Client Money Protections in Priorities for Payments Firms
On March 16, 2023, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) published a letter1 to the CEOs of UK electronic money...
FinCEN Issues ‘First-of-its-Kind’ Order Against Crypto Asset Exchange Linked to Illicit Russian Activity
On January 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) designated Bitzlato Limited (Bitzlato), a crypto asset...
Increased Scrutiny in the U.S. and the UK on the Financial Activity of Russian Oligarchs
As the war in Ukraine rages on, recent advisories from financial crime agencies in the United States and the United...
Dutch Court Holds Former Director Personally Liable for EU Cartel Fine
On December 12, 2022, the Dutch Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal (the court) confirmed that a former director of Heiploeg, a...
EU Introduces Legislative Proposal to Collect Data from Short-Term Accommodation Platforms
On November 7, 2022, the European Commission (EC) published its proposal for a regulation on data collection and sharing for short-term accommodation...
