Jessica Sklute to Speak at ACI's FinTech & Emerging Payment Systems Forum

Manatt Consumer Financial Services Partner Jessica Sklute will speak at American Conference Institute’s 10th Annual Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on FinTech & Emerging Payment Systems on May 12.

The two-day forum will provide in-depth guidance on the latest Federal and State regulatory developments, insider insights into building strong banking partnerships, and hands-on tools for managing data compliance and strengthening partnerships.

Jessica will speak on “Status, Assessment, and Fortification: Bank-Fintech Partnerships in 2026.” The panel will explore how banks and fintechs can partner effectively and lucratively. Specific topics include understanding the importance of operationalization; ensuring proper staffing and training when working with new partners or technologies; lessons learned from the collapse of Synapse; distinguishing between partnership and sponsorship; identifying the entities that sit between the bank and fintech partnership; third party agreements; pre-emption dangers; compliance; DIDMCA; and unpacking the impact of Madden v. Midland Funding, LLC.