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 10, 2026

    Bankman-Fried Asks Justices To Review His Fraud Conviction

    Incarcerated FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to review the Second Circuit's decision affirming his fraud conviction and $11 billion forfeiture order, saying now is the time to resolve whether evidence of fraud victims' losses belongs in fraudulent-inducement prosecutions and whether his "crushing fine" is constitutional.

  • September 10, 2026

    Treasury Clearinghouse's Stress Fund Delayed By SEC Review

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday it needs more time to determine whether an agency that clears U.S. Treasury securities can set up a new fund to mitigate against member bankruptcy, with smaller brokerage firms complaining they would be forced to foot the bill for the clearinghouse's largest members.

  • September 10, 2026

    Regulators Expand Examination Cycle For More Banks

    Nearly 200 banks may receive some relief from annual regulatory exams under a new interagency rule published Thursday that amends the eligibility requirements for an 18-month on-site examination cycle, instead of 12 months.

  • September 10, 2026

    Boutique Bellementis Brings On Ex-FINRA Enforcer

    A former senior Financial Industry Regulatory Authority enforcement attorney has joined the boutique firm Bellementis PLLC as a partner in Washington, D.C.

  • September 10, 2026

    BitConnect Promoter To Pay $1.9M In SEC Settlement

    A cryptocurrency promoter was ordered by a New York federal judge to pay over $1.9 million to end claims from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that he recruited investors into a $2 billion unregistered cryptocurrency lending program, marking the end of litigation launched in 2021.

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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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