The proposed changes to the U.S. regulatory capital requirements represent a major overhaul with implications for institutions of all sizes. In March 2026, U.S. banking regulators released a new set of proposed rules that could affect capital treatment, operational risk requirements, and the way banks manage a range of exposures, including many trade related items:
Join BAFT for a practical discussion of the proposals, the key issues raised in BAFT’s response to regulators, and the potential implications for your institution. Industry experts will provide insight into the changes, answer questions from participants, and discuss what implementation may look like in practice.
Key Takeaways
The 2026 BAFT Webinar: Basel III Overview: Where things Stand Now registration is complimentary, but you do need to register to attend this event.
The Webinar will be hosted via Zoom. For a seamless experience, you need to download Zoom to your device, A Zoom link for the webinar will be sent to all registered attendees in the registration confirmation email and three days prior. Please remember to block your calendar immediately for July 16, 2026, for one hour, starting at 10:00 AM (EDT).
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Rebecca Fruchtman is counsel in Mayer Brown’s Chicago office and a member of the Firm’s Global Trade Finance practice group. Her practice focuses on the global trade finance space, including supply chain finance, Receivables financing, letters of credit, structured letters of credit and risk-distributed trade transactions, and asset-based financing transactions—both domestic and cross-border. With respect to supply chain finance matters at Mayer Brown, Rebecca has worked extensively with FI, hedge fund and private equity clients financing trade assets on various Fintech platforms, has spear-headed numerous global SCF roll-out initiatives on behalf of FI clients and structured, negotiated and executed a wide range of complex and bespoke revolving letters of credit facilities. Prior to joining Mayer Brown, Rebecca served as general counsel to Bank of America’s Business Capital line of business (US Central Region) on asset-based lending matters (2017 to 2019) and supported Bank of America’s Global Transaction Services Global Trade and Supply Chain Line of Business (2012 to 2017). Rebecca is active in BAFT, currently co-chairs the BAFT supply chain finance committee and is involved in various trade digitization initiatives in the industry.
Andy currently serves as the Vice President International Policy for the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade where he engages in advocacy on behalf of international transaction bankers across the industry before the various international standard setting bodies such as the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, Financial Stability Board, the Financial Action Task Force, and others. Andy combines years of diverse experience in the financial services having served as the Sr. VP of Advocacy/General Counsel for the World Council of Credit Unions working on international regulations and consulting with various countries on regulatory frameworks. He served as General Counsel for First Commerce Credit Union, engaged in advocacy and lobbying at the state and federal level at the Credit Union National Association and the League of Southeastern Credit Unions, and worked for the prudential bank, credit union, and finance regulator in the State of Florida (Office of Financial Regulation) where he also served as a Cabinet Aide to Comptroller General Robert F. Milligan.
The webinar is being hosted online via Zoom.
The virtual webinar will be hosted via Zoom Webinar. For a seamless experience, you need to download Zoom to your device, if you don’t have it installed. On the day of the virtual webinar, you simply need to click the Zoom link provided to you.
To join the virtual event, simply click the link provided to you. Zoom works on computers, tablets, and mobile phones. There is also an option to dial-in if you are unable to join online. Dialing in will allow you to hear the discussion but you will not be able to view the speakers or any presentations. Please check the dial-in numbers, meeting ID and passcode provided to you with the online link.
Yes, BAFT will send each registrant an email about 1 week before the webinar start date. The email will include the link to the webinar and dial-in information, including the meeting ID and passcode in case you cannot join online. Dial-in option offers local/toll-free numbers for several countries. You can always contact [email protected] if you have issues logging in to the virtual webinar.
The webinar will be recorded and available on-demand to all registered attendees post-webinar. An email will be sent to all attendees once the recording is available.
Please test ahead of time to ensure you can join the webinar via Zoom. Zoom works on different devices – computers/laptops, tablets, and mobile phones. If you cannot access Zoom due to firewall or company restrictions, please check with your IT team if they will give you a one-time exception. Alternatively, try joining via a non-company-issued device or dial into the workshop instead.
Yes, you can certainly ask questions via the Q&A feature during each session. Polling is available in certain sessions and attendees are encouraged to utilize the chat feature as well to dialogue with each other.