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The Future of Finance Webinar Series

August 27, 2025

A Changing Regulatory Landscape: Exploring New Terrain in Financial Services and Data Privacy

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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.

Sponsor

Moderator

Megan Nicholls

Partner, Hudson Cook

Speakers

Laura Kornhauser

CEO & Co-Founder

Chaitanya Sarda

CEO & Co-Founder

Justin Hosie

Partner, Hudson Cook

July 31, 2025

Trading Blows Over Open Banking: Who’s Really in Your Corner?

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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?

Sponsor

Moderator

Michele Alt

Co-founder and Managing Director, Klaros Group

Speakers

Phil Goldfeder

CEO, American Fintech Council

Ron Shevlin

Chief Research Officer, Cornerstone Advisors

July 24, 2025

Routing Payment Innovation Within Regulatory Checkpoints

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Sponsor

Moderator

Aaron Kouhoupt

Member, Chief Privacy Officer, McGlinchey

Speakers

Chris Rigoni

EVP, Head of Partner Banking and Payments, Axiom Bank

Gary Stein

Managing Director, North American Payments, Accenture

Ky Tran-Trong

VP and Associate General Counsel, Global Risk and Regulatory Affairs, Visa