
3 Lines of Defense: Compliance for Fintechs
If you are building a regulated fintech, understanding the three lines of defense in compliance…

How to Get a Sponsor Bank for Fintechs
For many fintechs, landing a sponsor bank is one of the most important steps on…

The Hidden Risks of a Cheap Compliance Officer
If you are reading this, you are likely looking for an affordable Chief Compliance Officer…

What to do when you receive a consent order
If your bank just signed a consent order with a federal banking regulator, the next…

Your sponsor bank just received a consent order. Now what?
If you run a fintech program through a sponsor bank, you may have spent the…

California money transmitter license: requirements, process, and what to expect
If your company moves money on behalf of customers in California, it’s likely you’ll need…

Key Factors Driving Fintech Growth in Today’s Market
The US economy is slowing. The instinct across banks, fintechs, and crypto companies is to…

SR 26-2 replaces SR 11-7: What compliance teams need to know
On April 17, 2026, the Federal Reserve, OCC, and FDIC jointly issued SR 26-2: Revised…

Enterprise risk management for financial institutions
Most financial institutions manage risk in silos, and regulators have made it clear that is…

GLBA compliance & data privacy for financial institutions
What is the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act? The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) is the foundational federal privacy law…
