Author Archives: Lee Reiners

North Carolina’s Proposed Regulatory Sandbox Needs Work

By | May 28, 2019

Last month, a bill was introduced in the North Carolina General Assembly that would make North Carolina the fourth state – after Arizona, Wyoming and Utah – to offer a regulatory sandbox for innovative financial services firms. Broadly defined, a regulatory sandbox is a ‘safe space’ in which businesses can test innovative products or services… Read More »

High-Frequency Trading Comes to Cryptocurrency

By | April 24, 2019

Courtesy of Marissa Cantu and Lee Reiners Amidst last December’s stock market volatility, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin argued “high-frequency traders combined with the Volcker Rule” were to blame.  Secretary Mnuchin then announced he intended to ask the Financial Stability Oversight Council to review how market structure, in conjunction with high-frequency trading, contributes to stock market… Read More »

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Wells Fargo’s Failure to Admit Deep-Seated Problems Led to its Current Predicament

By | April 4, 2019

A problem solved begins as a problem acknowledged. This is why the first step in many addiction recovery programs is marked by a growing awareness that there is a problem. It often takes a family member or co-worker to point out that a problem exists and that it is negatively impacting job performance and/or personal… Read More »

A New Proposal to Expand Banking Services in Rural America

By | December 15, 2018

There are now two Americas. A growing, dynamic, and prosperous urban America (including suburbs) that votes almost exclusively Democratic, and a shrinking, poor, rural America that votes Republican. This divide carries significant consequences, from increased polarization to the opioid epidemic, and defies traditional economic logic. Unless something is done soon to turn around the economic… Read More »

The Revolving Door Comes to Cryptocurrency

By | October 15, 2018

Ask any cryptocurrency company what their biggest challenge is, and they’ll likely tell you “legal and regulatory issues.” The legal and regulatory environment surrounding cryptocurrency is complex, uncertain, and changing by the day. In the U.S., no one agency has sole jurisdiction over cryptocurrency, and different agencies have varied interpretations of what cryptocurrency is (largely… Read More »

How Regulators are Responding to FinTech

By | June 29, 2018

This post is the fifth and final in a series that highlights various elements of a new online course titled “FinTech Law and Policy.” The course is available to all on the Coursera platform (it can be audited for free) and covers the key legal and regulatory issues confronting the FinTech industry today. You can… Read More »

What Happens When FinTech Firms Don’t Understand Regulation?

By | June 27, 2018

This post is the third in a series that highlights various elements of a new online course titled “FinTech Law and Policy.” The course is available to all on the Coursera platform (it can be audited for free) and covers the key legal and regulatory issues confronting the FinTech industry today. The following examples highlight… Read More »