Paul Watkins
Managing Partner at Fusion Law PLLC with regulatory and CFPB experience, providing legal and historical perspective on Section 1033 and open banking rulemaking.
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Jul 9, 2021 • 1h 20min
Questions of Federal Preemption
Brendan Carr, a Commissioner at the FCC, Daniel Francis, a legal scholar at NYU, and Paul Watkins, Managing Director at Potomac Global Partners, dive into the complex world of state regulation of social media. They discuss tensions between federal preemption and state innovations in content moderation. The guests explore how varying state laws can create a regulatory patchwork and debate the role of the FCC. Insights into free speech implications, antitrust challenges, and the evolving legal landscape of big tech enrich this intriguing discussion.
Feb 2, 2026 • 1h 1min
Your Data, Your Choice? Consumer Rights and Privacy in the Open Banking Debate
Todd Zywicki, law professor who analyzes consumer data and policy, and Paul Watkins, regulatory lawyer with CFPB experience, discuss who controls financial data. They explore Section 1033, data access methods like APIs versus screen scraping, fees and bank leverage, definitions of authorized third parties, and whether regulation or market negotiation will protect consumer choice.
