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 01, 2026

    ETF Issuers Urge SEC To Focus On Risk Over Novelty

    Exchanges and issuers urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to apply existing rules for exchange-traded funds to oversee "novel" offerings holding asset classes like crypto and event contracts, while consumer advocacy groups took a hard line against products referencing sports or election wagers.

  • September 01, 2026

    Rutgers Prof Accused Of Crypto 'Pump And Dump' Scheme

    A cryptocurrency investor alleges a Rutgers University computer science professor used his academic credentials and university affiliation to secure investments in a token whose value has since collapsed, "a classic pump and dump scheme," according to a suit filed in New Jersey federal court.

  • September 01, 2026

    SEC Sends White House Plan For Retail Private Market Access

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Investment Management has submitted to the White House a proposal to help facilitate retail investors' exposure to private markets and enable investment advisers to charge related performance fees, saying it could provide more opportunities for investors looking to diversify their portfolios.

  • September 01, 2026

    Meme Coin Platform Pump.fun Must Face Users' RICO Claims

    A New York federal judge has allowed racketeering claims to proceed against the operator of meme coin launchpad Pump.fun and its co-founders, while dismissing securities and unjust enrichment claims against the launchpad's related blockchain projects.

  • September 01, 2026

    Crypto Investment Firm Accused Of Fraud Must Face Ga. Suit

    A Texas-based crypto investment company can't dodge a fraud suit brought against it in Georgia federal court, after a judge said the suit shows the firm and its management transacted business in the Peach State and used a business dinner in Atlanta to tout their offerings.

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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
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  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • OCC Fintech Charter
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  • Commodities Exchange Act
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  • ENFORCEMENT
  • Cryptocurrency and Initial Coin Offering fraud investigations
  • Asset and credit freezes
  • False advertising of fintech products
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  • Spoofing
  • Federal criminal matters
  • State enforcement actions
  • LITIGATION
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  • TRANSACTIONS
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