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

  • August 11, 2026

    CFTC Moves To Shield Kalshi From NY Lawsuit

    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an emergency order Tuesday evening telling Kalshi that, even if the state of New York wins a restraining order preventing the prediction market platform from offering event contracts, it should continue business as usual.

  • August 11, 2026

    Cash Advance Co. Loses Coverage Bid For $1B NYAG Row

    Merchant capital advance provider Yellowstone Capital LLC has lost its bid for coverage of costs incurred in a $1 billion settlement with the New York attorney general over claims that it gouged small businesses, as a New Jersey federal judge found Yellowstone's insurance policy excludes coverage for claims of unfair business practices.

  • August 11, 2026

    SEC, CFTC Sue Goliath Over $400M Crypto Ponzi Scheme

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued bankrupt cryptocurrency investment firm Goliath Ventures Inc. and its founder Tuesday claiming they orchestrated a $400 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme.

  • August 11, 2026

    Canadian Banks Selling Moneris To Francisco For $1.4B

    Toronto-based payments company Moneris Solutions Corp. has agreed to be acquired by Francisco Partners Management LP for about CA$2 billion ($1.44 billion), as joint owners Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank of Canada look to exit the business while keeping commercial ties, the companies said Monday.

  • August 11, 2026

    Nev. Trader To Pay SEC $1.5M To End Spoofing Claims

    A Las Vegas-based securities trader has agreed to settle the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's claims that he used his long-time knowledge of the industry to carry out a four-year market spoofing scheme, which generated over $1.1 million.

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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.