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 14, 2026

    Tricolor Founder Can't Ax 'Infrequently Charged' Lead Count

    The founder and former CEO of bankrupt subprime auto lender Tricolor Holdings cannot dodge a criminal enterprise charge in federal prosecutors' case alleging a yearslong scheme to defraud the company's lenders and investors, a New York federal judge ruled on Friday.

  • August 14, 2026

    Conn. Opposes Kalshi's Bid To Keep Running Pending Appeal

    Connecticut officials on Friday asked a federal judge to deny KalshiEX's bid to keep offering sports contracts as it mounts a "long-shot appeal" of an injunction, arguing there is no basis to restrain state regulators from enforcing state wagering law given the contracts' "clear illegality." 

  • August 14, 2026

    Wells Fargo, Conduent Settle NM Debit Card Fraud Suit

    New Mexico residents who claimed Wells Fargo and a third-party contractor mishandled reports of fraud involving their state-issued debit cards dropped their proposed class action, telling a New Mexico federal judge on Friday that they had reached settlements to end the case.

  • August 14, 2026

    5th Circ. Backs Investment Co.'s Sanction In Highland Ch. 11

    The Fifth Circuit on Friday decided to keep in place an $826,000 sanction against NexPoint Real Estate Partners, finding "clear and convincing evidence" showed it filed and litigated a bad-faith claim in the Chapter 11 case of defunct hedge fund Highland Capital Management LP.

  • August 14, 2026

    Trump-Backed Crypto Co. Gets Initial OK For Bank Charter

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Friday preliminarily approved a closely watched charter application from World Liberty Financial, moving the Trump family-tied cryptocurrency venture closer to launching a federally regulated trust bank.

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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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  • Fintech lawyers at top law firms
  • Corporate counsel, compliance officers and executives for fintech companies
  • 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.