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

  • May 05, 2026

    Judge Blocks Arizona From Policing Prediction Markets

    A Phoenix federal judge on Tuesday barred Arizona officials from enforcing state gambling laws against federally regulated prediction market platforms in an order finding that the federal government is likely to succeed on claims that the event contracts at issue are swaps beyond the reach of state regulators.

  • May 05, 2026

    Bittrex Seeks To Undo $24M Judgment After SEC Crypto Pivot

    Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex urged a Seattle federal judge to toss a $24 million judgment entered as part of a 2023 settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, arguing that the agency has since done an "about-face" on crypto and abandoned its position that digital tokens are securities.

  • May 05, 2026

    Tribal Loan Co. Wants To Arbitrate Predatory Lending Claims

    Tribally owned online direct lender WithU Loans is urging a Washington federal judge to send a consumer's proposed class action over alleged predatory lending practices to arbitration, arguing that the plaintiff agreed to arbitrate any claims against the company when he signed the loan agreement at issue.

  • May 05, 2026

    Banks Say Stablecoin Yield Fix For Crypto Bill 'Falls Short'

    Five banking groups say proposed language governing interest and rewards payments on stablecoins, intended to advance a bill to regulate crypto markets, "falls short," while the lawmakers behind the proposal say they've worked directly with banks for months to "encourage compromise." 

  • May 05, 2026

    3 Firms Steer Crypto Exchange Bullish's $4.2B Equiniti Buy

    Bullish said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Equiniti in a $4.2 billion transaction steered by three law firms, as the institutional digital asset platform aims to create a global transfer agent for tokenized securities.

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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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  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
  • Professors, students and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.