10/6/2021 6:10:22 PM Combatting fraud with online security By A&O Shearman Shearman partner Barney Reynolds was quoted in World Finance magazine discussing the balance of privacy, security and regulation in...
8/18/2021 8:47:37 PM OpEd: Britain’s legal system is the best bet for fintech By A&O Shearman Shearman & Sterling partner Barney Reynolds recently published a Comment piece in The Telegraph, where he argues that the UK's common law...
6/17/2021 1:57:21 PM Who’s in charge? An overview of U.S. digital asset regulation By A&O Shearman It is almost impossible to scan the news without seeing multiple headlines relating to cryptocurrency and other digital assets. Perhaps...
4/22/2021 2:01:20 PM 'Remove the straitjacket of statutory rules' for UK fintech By A&O Shearman Partner Barney Reynolds, speaking at UK FinTech Week 2021, recommended that financial regulators focus primarily on risk rather than code...
4/12/2021 2:02:06 PM UK FinTech Week will feature Barney Reynolds speaking on "Trust vs. Innovation" By A&O Shearman Barney Reynolds will participate in a panel discussion for UK FinTech Week exploring how regulators should balance trust and innovation...
1/23/2020 12:00:00 AM U.K. Regulators Take Steps to Establish Financial Services AI Public Private Forum By A&O Shearman The Bank of England and the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority are establishing the Financial Services AI Public Private Forum that...
1/17/2020 12:00:00 AM U.K. Court Confirms Bitcoin Status as Property for Certain Proprietary Claims By A&O Shearman A U.K. court has granted an interim proprietary injunction over Bitcoin held in an account of a cryptocurrency exchange after it had been...
8/5/2019 12:00:00 AM U.K. Regulator Provides Guidance on Regulatory Perimeter and Crypto-Assets By A&O Shearman The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a Policy Statement and final Guidance on Crypto-assets. The Policy Statement...
7/9/2019 12:00:00 AM U.K. Conduct Regulator Proposes Banning the Sale to Retail Clients of Derivatives Referencing Crypto-Assets By A&O Shearman The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation proposing to restrict the sale, marketing and distribution of...
3/28/2019 12:00:00 AM Shearman & Sterling Launches Interactive FinTech Regulatory Sandbox Survey By A&O Shearman Through our FinTech Foundry, Shearman & Sterling today has launched an interactive survey of the FinTech regulatory sandboxes located...