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 31, 2026

    Apple Can't Shake Fintech Co.'s Trade Secret, RICO Suit

    A Georgia federal judge on Monday denied Apple's motion to dismiss Fintiv's trade secrets and racketeering litigation, finding the fintech company plausibly alleges that Apple stole its trade secrets and encouraged credit card issuers and payment processors to promote the false message that Apple created the technology behind Apple Pay.

  • August 31, 2026

    Kalshi Bans George Santos, Candidates Over Improper Trades

    Prediction market platform Kalshi said Monday that it permanently banned George Santos from the platform and imposed a $71,000 penalty against the convicted former U.S. representative for allegedly manipulating a prediction market on whether he would attend the 2026 State of the Union address.

  • August 31, 2026

    Circle Says N. Korea Hack USDC Was Never In Its Possession

    Blockchain company Circle Internet Financial LLC said that the family of a man who was kidnapped and murdered by North Korean agents cannot collect $232 million from the company following the April Fools' Day exploit of crypto project Drift Protocol, arguing it was not in possession of the contents of the wallets at issue.

  • August 31, 2026

    Tech Biz Challenges ICE's $95M Sole-Source Blockchain Award

    Chainalysis Government Solutions accused the U.S. Department of Homeland Security of improperly awarding a nearly $95 million sole-source contract for forensic software, arguing the government should have held a full competition for the "largest blockchain analytics contract" it ever awarded.

  • August 31, 2026

    Avalara Investors Suing Over $8.4B Buyout Win Class Cert.

    A Washington federal judge granted class certification to investors in tax software company Avalara in a suit alleging it misled investors ahead of an $8.4 billion deal to take the company private.

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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.