Fintech

Fintech Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on financial technology. Coverage includes legal and regulatory developments in cryptocurrency, including bitcoin and initial coin offerings, as well as electronic payment systems, peer-to-peer lending, algorithmic trading and many other aspects of this fast-evolving area of the law.



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Latest News in Fintech

  • October 06, 2026

    FDIC's Hill Says Supervision Rule Won't Tie Examiner Hands

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Travis Hill on Tuesday defended a new rule that narrows what regulators can call out for supervisory criticism and potential enforcement at banks, saying the change is intended to focus their oversight, not water it down.

  • October 06, 2026

    Uranium Heist Didn't 'Damage' Crypto Exchange, Jury Hears

    Counsel for a Maryland cybersecurity consultant on Tuesday told a Manhattan federal jury that a purported heist of well over $53 million from Uranium Finance didn't actually damage the decentralized crypto exchange, in closing arguments that took aim at the linchpin charge of computer fraud.

  • October 06, 2026

    CFTC Eases Conversion Of Certain Contracts To Perpetuals

    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission took another step toward widening the field of perpetual contracts by easing the way for platforms to convert certain existing contracts tracking security indices into true perpetual futures.

  • October 06, 2026

    SEC Says Fintech Inflated Revenue In $6.7M Seed Raise

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued financial technology startup Kalder Inc. and its convicted founder and former CEO, alleging that they made false and misleading statements to investors in connection with a $6.7 million seed financing round.

  • October 06, 2026

    Fed To Realign Bank Supervision Into 5 State-Based Regions

    The Federal Reserve's top regulatory official said Tuesday that the central bank is overhauling how it manages its nationwide supervision operations, laying out plans for a reorganization aimed at streamlining the chain of command for its bank examination work.

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Areas of Coverage

  • AGENCIES
  • U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
  • Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
  • Federal Reserve
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  • Federal Trade Commission
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • Self-regulatory organizations
  • State and international regulators
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • OCC Fintech Charter
  • Regulatory sandboxes
  • Bank Secrecy Act
  • Securities Act
  • Securities Exchange Act
  • Securities Investor Protection Act
  • Commodities Exchange Act
  • Federal and state guidance on fintech products
  • Federal and state legislation
  • International banking legislation and regulation
  • ENFORCEMENT
  • Cryptocurrency and Initial Coin Offering fraud investigations
  • Asset and credit freezes
  • False advertising of fintech products
  • Cybersecurity and privacy matters related to fintech companies
  • Spoofing
  • Federal criminal matters
  • State enforcement actions
  • LITIGATION
  • Intellectual property matters
  • Investor class actions
  • Challenges to federal or state regulations
  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Initial coin offerings
  • Mergers and acquisitions of fintech companies
  • Private equity and venture capital fundraising for fintech companies
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of law firm fintech practices
  • General counsel interviews

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  • Information experts at law firms, agencies and companies
  • Policymakers at federal and state agencies
  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
  • Professors, students and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.