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 28, 2026

    Celsius' Mashinsky Must Pay FTC $10M

    A Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday ordered Celsius Network's co-founder to pay $10 million to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to settle litigation saying he misrepresented the cryptocurrency lender's practices and safety measures, and that she'd suspend a $4.7 billion judgment based on his cooperation with the government.

  • April 28, 2026

    Kalshi Hit With Refer-A-Friend Text Suit In Wash.

    Kalshi has become the latest company to be hit with a lawsuit in Washington federal court over refer-a-friend texts that recipients say violate the state's Commercial Electronic Mail Act by encouraging texts to be sent to people who never consented to receive them.

  • April 28, 2026

    Sam Bankman-Fried Loses Bid For New Trial In FTX Case

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday denied Sam Bankman-Fried's request for a new trial, finding that the incarcerated FTX founder hasn't pointed to any evidence that's actually new and saying that his push for a new trial "appears to be one part of a plan to rescue his reputation."

  • April 28, 2026

    Fintech Co. Ryvyl Settles SEC Blockchain Disclosure Suit

    Financial technology company Ryvyl Inc. and its founders have agreed to settle the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's allegations that the company made disclosures falsely representing itself as selling blockchain-based payment solutions, according to an announcement.

  • April 28, 2026

    SPAC Targets Maha Capital In $490M Energy-Fintech Deal

    Maha Capital AB, a Swiss public company that boasts a portfolio of energy-related assets and fintech operations, on Tuesday revealed it had entered into a letter of intent to merge with special purpose acquisition company Blue Water Acquisition Corp. IV to form a new, publicly traded company.

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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.