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

  • September 04, 2026

    SEC Fines Ex-Bancorp CFO Over Improper Annual Report

    The Bancorp Inc.'s former chief financial officer will pay $30,000 to settle allegations from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that he filed an annual report with purported audit opinions on the firm's financial statements despite knowing the auditors hadn't provided their final approval for the statements.

  • September 04, 2026

    Nuvei To Pay $4.85M Over FTC Tech Support Scam Claims

    Payment processing firm Nuvei Corp. has agreed to pay $4.85 million to settle Federal Trade Commission claims that it helped facilitate tech support scams that bilked consumers out of millions of dollars, the FTC announced Friday in a settlement that its commissioner said articulated for the first time what it must prove to bring these kinds of cases.

  • September 04, 2026

    Blockchain Biz Archblock Seeks More Time For Ch. 11 Plan

    Blockchain business Archblock LLC has asked a Delaware bankruptcy court to extend its Chapter 11 plan exclusivity period, saying the case is complex and negotiations with the creditors committee are progressing.

  • September 04, 2026

    Robinhood To Halt Sports Trades In Mich. Amid Appeals

    Robinhood Derivatives LLC has agreed to stop offering new sports-related event contracts in Michigan, and the state has agreed not to pursue an enforcement action against the exchange until the Sixth Circuit rules on any of the pending appeals regarding the legality of sports event contract offerings.

  • September 04, 2026

    Fintech Lender Escapes 'Bait & Switch' Suit In NC Court

    Fintech company Figure Lending LLC has escaped a consumer's proposed class action over the alleged false marketing of its loans, with a federal judge ruling the plaintiff did not show the North Carolina court has subject matter jurisdiction over the claims.

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  • 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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