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The institute's policy-translation track record.

Policy briefs, op-eds, regulatory comments, and testimony — the institute's outputs translating peer-reviewed research into decision-grade evidence for U.S. and developed-economy regulators, journalists, and corporate-strategy audiences. Organized by issue area on each entry.

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policy brief(forthcoming · 2026-06)

What the UK regulatory sandbox actually did for its digital banks — and what U.S. policy should learn

Institute of FAME — Policy Brief Series

Patrick B. Washington

Translates the Washington/Rehman/Lee 2022 JRFM findings on UK digital-bank performance under the FCA regulatory sandbox into specific design recommendations for CFPB and OCC sandbox proposals. Argues that sandboxes are survival mechanisms for firms killed by regulatory ambiguity rather than growth engines for firms already inside the regulatory perimeter — and that U.S. policy should be scoped accordingly.

FinTech Regulation

op ed(forthcoming · 2026-06)

What the UK's regulatory sandbox actually did for its digital banks

American Banker (BankThink)

Patrick B. Washington

Op-ed translating the Washington/Rehman/Lee 2022 JRFM findings into a 950-word piece for the American Banker BankThink audience. Hook: 'Sandboxes don't grow startups. They survive ones that should.' Pitched at CFPB and OCC policy staff considering federal sandbox-style frameworks.

FinTech Regulation

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