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

  • April 22, 2026

    Coinbase, Gemini Nudge NY 'Gambling' Cases To Fed. Court

    A day after being sued by the New York Attorney General's Office for allegedly running illegal gambling operations through sports and election event contract offerings, Coinbase and Gemini on Wednesday sent the cases to federal court, claiming their services are federally regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and not state gambling regulators.

  • April 22, 2026

    SBF Says He Wrote New Trial Bid Himself, But Asks To Pull It

    Imprisoned FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has told a New York federal judge that, although his attorney parents made suggestions regarding his motion for a new trial, he wrote the brief himself, but now wants to withdraw the request, because he doesn't "believe I will get a fair hearing on this topic in front of you."

  • April 22, 2026

    TD Bank, Airline Data Co. Accused Of Sharing Info With Govt.

    TD Bank NA and airline-owned financial technology company Airlines Reporting Corp. are facing a proposed class action in Delaware federal court accusing them of funneling airfare transaction data to the government through a "secret pipeline," in violation of consumers' financial privacy rights.

  • April 22, 2026

    Illinois Judge Sends Kalshi Gambling Suit To New York

    An Illinois federal judge transferred a putative class action suit accusing Kalshi Inc. of violating Illinois gambling and consumer protection laws to New York, which has consolidated similar lawsuits claiming the platform falsely markets itself as a "prediction market," when it is actually running an illegal sports gambling operation.

  • April 22, 2026

    NY Gov. Bans State Officials Using Inside Info For Online Bets

    New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Wednesday blocking state officials from trading on prediction markets using insider information they obtained during the course of their official duties, citing recent reports of bets related to the U.S. military action within Venezuela and the war in Iran.

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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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  • 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.