Mexico Congress Approves Law Regulating Financial Technology Institutions

One of the biggest mistakes when building a fintech is assuming that financial regulation is only a concern for companies that aspire to become banks. The reality is quite different. Many of today's most successful fintech companies began operating entirely outside the regulatory perimeter. They built innovative technology, validated their business models, acquired customers, and generated revenue without holding a financial services license.

A unique aspect of NFTs is that their authenticity can be verified on the block-chain, so the problem with counterfeit, forgeries, fraud, and fakes now becomes irrelevant. With automated smart contracts, the blockchain is now able to verify authenticity, eliminating cumbersome centralized third parties. All of this is done in a fully open, transparent, safe, secure, programmable, and scalable manner

Over the last couple of years, digital assets presence has grown exponentially – mainly due to their rise during the COVID-19 pandemic – and regular investors and common individuals consider that this new type of assets are no longer a far-fetched idea and must be taken into consideration as important assets.

It is undeniable that the fintech sector is continuously evolving, adapting to changes and incorporating new technologies to improve the user experience.

In the last few years, blockchain technology has proven itself to be one of the most disruptive new technologies in the world due to the variety of possibilities and applications it has in any field where the secure certification or validation of transactions using computational systems is necessary.

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12% increase in the minimum wage and an operation against Chinese trade in Mexico City. Tariff threats from Donald Trump, recalling that even if there is a treaty in force, the US can impose tariffs.

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En el siempre cambiante mundo empresarial, las nuevas tecnologías están desempeñando un papel fundamental en la transformación de la forma en que hacemos negocios.

El Convenio es el primer acuerdo multinacional que garantiza que la Inteligenica Artificial (IA) respete los derechos de las personas, el cual fue redactado con el apoyo de diferentes países.

The Senate's failure to achieve the 60-vote threshold on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act leaves the timeline for comprehensive federal cryptocurrency regulation uncertain. Two key obstacles emerged: concerns over ethics provisions designed to prevent senior officials from profiting from digital ventures, and unresolved disputes over activity-based rewards and yield payments on stablecoins that banking groups warn could drain deposits from community banks.

How can multinational corporations effectively navigate the complex landscape of tax disputes across multiple European jurisdictions? This analysis examines strategic approaches and procedural considerations...

The SEC has proposed a comprehensive modernization of federal transfer agent rules that would expressly permit the use of blockchain technology as a master securityholder file. The proposal introduces technology-neutral language alongside new reporting requirements for distributed ledger technology usage and tokenized securities activity.

As federal climate disclosure rules face rescission and state-level mandates remain largely stalled, California's SB 253 greenhouse gas reporting requirement stands as the sole advancing framework, creating a fragmented compliance landscape where multistate companies must navigate divergent regulatory trajectories. With the SEC's 2024 climate rules stayed and proposed for elimination, and California's Air Resources Board finalizing implementation mechanics for November 2026 reporting deadlines, the operatio

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a preliminary injunction against Perplexity AI, determining that when an AI agent acts at a user's direction, it is the user—not the AI company—who "accesses" computer systems under federal and California computer fraud statutes. This landmark appellate decision addresses how existing computer-access laws apply to agentic artificial intelligence and has significant implications...

A federal court has struck down New York's Climate Change Superfund Act, which sought to recover $75 billion from fossil fuel companies based on historical emissions. The ruling found the Act preempted by the Clean Air Act, marking the first judicial decision on state climate superfund legislation and establishing that EPA's rescission of the endangerment finding does not alter preemption analysis.

The European Commission has adopted final Guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominance under Article 102 TFEU, introducing a "workable effects approach" that narrows presumptions while expanding guidance on objective justifications and recognizing sustainability benefits as valid efficiencies for the first time. These Guidelines replace the 2008 Enforcement Priorities Guidance and are expected to significantly impact enforcement practices across EU Member States and beyond, particularly for digital market

In a recent PTAB decision, Director Squires addressed whether Microsoft's IPR petition should proceed despite Sandpiper CDN's discretionary denial request. The ruling hinged on two critical factors: the novelty of Microsoft's art citations and Sandpiper CDN's failure to disclose its own commonly assigned prior art during patent prosecution. This case provides important guidance on how patent owners' prosecution conduct can impact discretionary denial outcomes at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

The European Commission has proposed replacing the EU's three core procurement directives with a single, directly applicable Regulation that would fundamentally reshape how companies compete for public contracts across Member States. The reform introduces mandatory quality criteria thresholds, embeds ESG considerations as evaluation factors, and establishes new security and European-preference provisions that could restrict participation based on ownership, supply chain exposure, and strategic dependencies.

Early decisions about a start-up's legal structure can dramatically affect tax outcomes and financial returns as the company grows and reaches liquidity events. Understanding the Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) exemption and implementing proper structuring from the outset can significantly enhance returns for both founders and investors.