Latino consumers are among the fastest adopters of fintech tools, using mobile banking, buy-now-pay-later services, earned wage access, and alternative credit products at higher rates than other groups. To better understand these trends, the webinar will feature insights from the May 2025 report Unlocking Latino Wealth: Fintech and Latinos.

“Our research shows that Latinos are enthusiastic adopters of digital financial tools,” said Orson Aguilar. “But if these technologies aren’t designed with our lived experiences in mind, they risk repeating the same injustices we’ve long faced. We need innovation that listens to and learns from our communities.”

The conversation will highlight the report’s key findings, including opportunities for greater financial inclusion such as expanded access to credit and tools that help improve credit scoresalongside the risks of limited transparency, poor customer service, and product complexity that can place additional strain on households. Panelists will also discuss the role of regulators and industry leaders in ensuring fintech serves as a driver of equity, inclusion, and long-term wealth-building for Latino communities.

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The first six months of 2025 have seen significant changes in financial services regulation at both the federal and state levels. From crypto to open banking, data and its protection have been important pieces in these policy conversations. Join us for a timely webinar presented in collaboration with Hudson Cook, exploring the latest legal and regulatory developments impacting the industry. We’ll cover key privacy updates, including California’s recent changes, emerging state data privacy laws, House Financial Services Committee activity, GLBA modernization efforts, and more. The session will also examine the shifting federal landscape, highlighting recent CFPB and FTC actions, notable court cases such as the 8th Circuit’s “Click-to-Cancel” ruling, and the risks of becoming complacent during the current administration. This discussion will provide financial institutions and fintechs with practical insights to navigate today’s complex regulatory environment and prepare for what’s ahead.

The gloves are off in the debate on open banking, as industry heavyweights square off over consumer data rights, access fees, and the future of financial innovation. With JP Morgan Chase and other big banks making headlines for charging fintechs access fees for consumer-permissioned data, the debate around who owns the rights to consumer data and who truly benefits from open banking is heating up.

After sparring online, industry heavyweights Phil Goldfeder, CEO of the American Fintech Council, and Ron Shevlin, Chief Research Officer at Cornerstone Advisors, agreed to go head-to-head in a fast-paced, no-holds-barred debate. Don’t miss the round-for-round, pound-for-pound, best discussion on the future of open banking. Refereed by Michele Alt, founding partner at Klaros Group, this session will explore the real-world implications of open banking: Who controls consumer data? Who holds the liability if things go wrong? What happens when the largest financial institutions start putting up tollbooths? What is the real impact of data access fees on fintech companies and consumers? Does open banking truly promote inclusion? And how are regulators and the market are responding?

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