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Financial Crimes Compliance

Winston’s financial crimes compliance lawyers have been providing regulatory compliance counseling and enforcement services related to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML), and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) policy for decades. We also have experience with international AML matters, including in the EU and with respect to Financial Actions Task Force (FATF) recommendations....Read more

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Financial Services

For more than a century, Winston has been a trusted advisor and advocate to financial services clients around the world, advising them in some of their highest-stakes and most sensitive matters. Our multidisciplinary Financial Services Industry Group represents leading banks and financial services companies in a range of complex corporate and transactional matters; litigation and disputes; and regulatory, compliance, and enforcement matters....Read more

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Financial Services Transactions & Regulatory

Winston’s attorneys routinely advise clients with respect to all major banking, FinTech, broker-dealer, investment adviser, and securities laws, and we bring considerable financial services regulatory experience to these matters. Our knowledge and experience enable us to represent clients effectively and efficiently in this current environment of change and evolution....Read more

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Client Alert

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October 25, 2024

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6 Min Read

Burdensome Proposed FDIC FBO Account Rules Loom Large for Banks and FinTechs

On September 17, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (the Proposed Rule) that would heighten record-keeping requirements on FDIC-insured depository institutions (banks) that maintain transactional deposit accounts for financial technology (FinTech) firms and other third parties that act as agents on behalf of an end customer—e.g., a digital-wallet customer, a buyer of a prepaid access card, and the like. If the FDIC finalizes the Proposed Rule, banks that maintain so-called FBO or for-the-benefit-of accounts (also referred to as custodial accounts) with their FinTech partners will need to update their program agreements and data-keeping practices, reconcile customer account balances on a daily basis, and make annual filings with the FDIC....Read more

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October 25, 2024

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Winston & Strawn Recognized in Chambers Brazil Transactional 2024 Guide

Winston & Strawn was recognized in the Chambers Brazil Transactional 2024 Guide. Chambers & Partners is a prominent UK-based legal directory that ranks lawyers and law firms based on comprehensive editorial research and interviews with lawyers and clients....Read more

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October 25, 2024

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9 Min Read

Bankers Worldwide: You May Not Be Interested in Export Controls, But They Are Interested in You

On October 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released a six-page guidance statement (the Guidance) to financial institutions (FIs) regarding best practices under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). 

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What Is FinTech?

FinTech (Financial Technology) is a term used to categorize technology-driven solutions to traditional banking products. FinTech aims to make financial services more accessible to consumers....Read more

Law Glossary

What Is Financial Privacy Law?

State and federal financial privacy laws protect consumers’ sensitive information. On the federal level, consumers are allowed to limit the personal information that financial institutions and other businesses share....Read more
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