FinTech Pulse
Business & Economics Podcasts
Norton Rose Fulbright’s ‘FinTech Pulse’ podcast explores the latest global news, regulatory developments, trends and hot topics in the Fintech sector. Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm and with lawyers on the ground in many of the major and emerging FinTech centres, we have our finger on the pulse. We will be joined by leading industry experts from around the world to discuss their insights on everything FinTech from crypto assets and open banking to AI and blockchain, with special feature editions on InsurTech and the payments landscape.
Location:
United States
Description:
Norton Rose Fulbright’s ‘FinTech Pulse’ podcast explores the latest global news, regulatory developments, trends and hot topics in the Fintech sector. Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm and with lawyers on the ground in many of the major and emerging FinTech centres, we have our finger on the pulse. We will be joined by leading industry experts from around the world to discuss their insights on everything FinTech from crypto assets and open banking to AI and blockchain, with special feature editions on InsurTech and the payments landscape.
Language:
English
Episodes
Episode 12 | Regulation of stablecoins, US Bitcoin ETFs, EU crypto assets regulation
2/21/2024
In this latest episode of FinTech Pulse from global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, our lawyers from the US, Europe and Asia discuss the implications of the SEC’s recent approval of Bitcoin ETFs in the US, explore the various FinTech and crypto asset legislations on the horizon across the EU in 2024 and drill down into the regulatory developments and frameworks expected to be implemented in relation to stablecoins this year.
Duration:00:42:56
Special edition | Recent US federal regulators’ regulatory enforcement activity against crypto exchanges
4/4/2023
In our latest special edition FinTech Pulse podcast, our US lawyers discuss the federal regulators’ significant uptick in regulatory enforcement activity including against Coinbase, Binance and Beaxy Exchange, and what it may signal about the evolving landscape for digital assets.
Duration:00:15:49
Special edition | Exploring supply chain finance with Crossflow Payments
2/20/2023
In this special edition of Norton Rose Fulbright’s FinTech Pulse podcast, lawyers Victoria Birch (co-head of payments) and Michael Sinclair (knowledge director, FinTech) are joined by Kevin Hayden, commercial director at Crossflow Payments to discuss supply chain finance, exploring why it’s relevant at this stage in the economic cycle, the different models, how it’s being automated with new technologies and the associated risks and benefits, and how it might evolve over the next 10 years.
Duration:00:20:07
Episode 11 | 2023 predictions for crypto and FinTech regulation, M&A and investments, NFTs, Web 3 and the Metaverse.
1/27/2023
In this month’s episode of FinTech Pulse from global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, our lawyers from Australia, Europe, Canada, the US, Middle East and UK share their thoughts and predictions for 2023 on crypto and FinTech regulation and litigation, M&A and investments, NFT's, Web 3 and the Metaverse.
Duration:01:11:01
Episode 10 | Latest news on MiCA, CFPB BNPL report insights, the digital assets consultation paper, FinTech developments in Hong Kong.
10/25/2022
In this month’s episode of FinTech Pulse from global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright we discuss increasing regulatory scrutiny of the buy now pay later sector in the US, the key takeaways from the UK Law Commission’s consultation paper on the future of digital assets, the upcoming regulation of crypto-assets in Europe and a new initiative in Hong Kong to connect local corporates and investors with global FinTech companies to boost the growth and adoption of FinTech in Asia.
Duration:00:45:17
Special edition | The sustainability of digital assets and cryptocurrencies
9/1/2022
In this special edition of FinTech Pulse Podcast, co-heads of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Technology Consulting practice - Madeleine Bailey and Professor Peter McBurney - are joined by Alex de Vries, founder of Digiconomist and researcher at Vrije University’s School of Business and Economics in Amsterdam on the sustainability of crypto assets. Alex plays a major role in the global discussion regarding the sustainability of cryptocurrencies and blockchain and their energy consumption, and joins the podcast to discuss this hot topic.
9 | Regulation of FinFluencers, blockchain in securitization, Hong Kong crypto regulation, FinTech in France, crypto lending and funds
6/20/2022
In this month’s episode of FinTech Pulse from global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright we discuss the regulation of FinFluencers, the use of blockchain, smart contracts, crypto, token offerings and NFTs in securitization, regulatory developments in the Hong Kong crypto space, FinTech developments in the French market, crypto lending and the use of crypto assets as collateral, and the growing interest in crypto asset funds in the German market.
Special edition | Terra Luna Collapse
6/10/2022
In our latest FinTech special edition podcast our lawyers from London and New York provide a deep dive into the Terra Luna collapse, exploring what happened, why it matters, and a brief 101 on stablecoins.
8 | BlockFi’s $100m fine, UAE crypto regulation, smart legal contracts, the UK’s new NSI regime
3/23/2022
In this month’s episode of FinTech Pulse from global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, we discuss: BlockFi Lending’s recent $100m fine imposed by the SEC and what it means for the future of crypto products; the potential impact on the FinTech sector of the UK’s new National Security and Investment (NSI) regime; the FinTech landscape and current status of crypto regulation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE); and, a recent investigation by the UK law commission into how the current law of contract applies to smart legal contracts.
Special edition | Crypto-asset regulation around the world
2/28/2022
In this special edition of Norton Rose Fulbright’s FinTech Pulse podcast, our lawyers discuss how crypto assets are regulated in various jurisdictions around the globe. We hear from Etelka Bogardi in Hong Kong, Jeremy Wickens in Australia, Glen Barrentine in the US, Albert Weatherill in the UK and Nikolai de Koning in the Netherlands.
Special edition | 2022 FinTech predictions with Sandra Ro, CEO of the Global Blockchain Business Council
2/4/2022
In this special edition of Norton Rose Fulbright’s FinTech Pulse Podcast, Sean Murphy is joined by Sandra Ro, CEO of the Global Blockchain Business Council, FinTech entrepreneur, angel investor and former executive director of digitization at CME Group, to discuss the latest FinTech trends and her 2022 predictions for NFTs, Web 3.0, CBDCs and the regulatory landscape.
7 | FATF’s guidance on virtual assets in the UK, EU & US, US President’s Working group’s Stablecoin Report, Singapore’s copyright act
12/21/2021
In this month’s episode of FinTech Pulse from global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, we provide an update on the Financial Action Task Force’s new travel rule and its impact on virtual assets and VASPs in the UK and the EU, FATF’s recent guidance in the US on virtual assets, as well as the Stablecoin Report recently issued by the US President’s Working Group and we explore how the changes to the copyright act in Singapore will benefit the FinTech sector, in particular in relation to data mining.
Special edition: FinTech masterclass for Asian investors considering market entry into Europe and the US
11/30/2021
In this special edition of Norton Rose Fulbright’s FinTech Pulse podcast, our FinTech lawyers discuss trends, challenges and tips that Asian FinTechs should consider when looking to expand by way of acquisition into Europe and the US.
Special Edition (November 2021) | Digital assets and cryptocurrencies in the insurance sector
11/15/2021
In this latest InsurTech special edition of Norton Rose Fulbright’s FinTech Pulse podcast, Madeleine Bailey and Peter McBurney (co-hosts of Technology Consulting NRF) are joined by James Croome, Fine Art and Specie Underwriter at Arch Insurance to discuss digital assets and cryptocurrencies in the insurance sector. They explore the risk management protocols and assessments for cryptocurrency cover, the viability of insuring the custody of private keys, and the future evolution of the cryptocurrency insurance market.
Special edition (November 2021) | Parametric insurance for the 21st century with René Papesch, Co-Founder and CTO of Riskwolf
11/9/2021
In this special InsurTech edition, Tim Chan (Associate, Sydney) is joined by René Papesch, Co-Founder and CTO of Riskwolf. René and Tim discuss how parametric products are being applied to emerging risks in the digital economy. We explore the nature of connectivity risks in light of recent high profile outages and the insurance industry’s progress towards insuring such losses. We also discuss how parametric products can bridge protection gaps in a world which has never been more connected.
6 | China crypto & data protection developments, US payments landscape, crypto regulation in S Africa, liability schemes in tech contracts
11/1/2021
In this month’s episode of FinTech Pulse from global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, we provide an update on the latest crypto clampdown in China and what it means for crypto service providers operating in China, as well as offshore service providers, explore the US payments landscape, discuss recent crypto regulatory developments in South Africa, talk about the key takeaways from our recent global survey on liability schemes in outsourcing and technology contracts, and provide an update on the recent developments in Chinese data protection regulations.
Special edition | Open Sesame to Open Insurance with Brenton Charnley, Head of Australia at TrueLayer
10/13/2021
In this special InsurTech edition, Tim Chan (Associate, Sydney) is joined by Brenton Charnley, CEO (Australia and New Zealand) at TrueLayer. TrueLayer is a global open banking platform with customers across Europe, the UK, and Australia. Brenton shares his experience and insights into open finance – how it is relevant for the insurance industry as well as the roll out of Australia’s consumer data right which could enable open insurance. We also explore potential use cases and some ethical challenges which could arise from open insurance.
Special edition | The greening of Bitcoin mining with Chase Lochmiller, CEO of Crusoe Energy
9/3/2021
In this special edition of FinTech Pulse, we are joined by Chase Lochmiller, CEO of Crusoe Energy to discuss the greening of Bitcoin mining. Crusoe is pioneering an environmentally friendly way to deal with the energy footprint of Bitcoin mining by capturing flared gas from oil and gas fields - through its patented digital flare mitigation systems - to power crypto mining operations. We also discuss the latest developments on the crackdown on cryptocurrencies and bitcoin mining operations in China, the current attitude of the US government towards bitcoin miners and how cryptocurrencies are regulated in the US.
5 | The metaverse explained, intellectual property and NFTs, the latest on Chinese data protection
8/26/2021
In this month’s episode of FinTech Pulse from global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, we explore the concept of the Metaverse and the potential legal and regulatory issues which could arise, discuss the intellectual property and licencing considerations relating to NFTs, and explain the latest development in Chinese data protection regulations.
Special edition | African payments landscape
7/22/2021
In this special edition of FinTech Pulse from global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, our lawyers from London and South Africa discuss the African payments landscape, exploring why mobile payments have been so successful, the regulatory landscape supporting payments, why it is an attractive market for payments and telecoms companies and what the future holds.