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 22, 2026

    4 Flashpoints In FDIC's Bid To Revamp Bank Merger Reviews

    The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s new plan to overhaul its bank merger review process is aimed at delivering faster, more predictable decisions on deals, but some of its key provisions could spark friction as banks and their critics weigh in over the coming weeks.

  • September 22, 2026

    GOP Sen. Seeks Don Jr., Hunter Biden Biz Dealings Probes

    Sen. John Curtis urged Senate Judiciary Committee leaders to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden to testify about past business dealings with foreign individuals and entities, citing reports of a Russian oligarch and Vladimir Putin associate gifting the wedding after-party of President Donald Trump's oldest son in May.

  • September 22, 2026

    Kalshi Seeks CFTC OK For Event Contract Margin Trading

    Kalshi on Tuesday asked the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to sign off on a framework for allowing certain users to trade with borrowed funds, in a move aimed at drawing more institutional activity to the prediction market platform.

  • September 22, 2026

    SEC Fines Broker-Dealer Over System Security Failures

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday ordered OTC Link LLC to pay $575,000 over allegations that the New York-based broker-dealer did not establish and enforce policies to ensure the security of the technology underpinning one of its alternative trading systems, despite several citations from examiners.

  • September 22, 2026

    OppFi SPAC Investors Get OK For $13M Post-IPO Flop Deal

    The Delaware Chancery Court on Tuesday approved a $13 million settlement to end litigation accusing special purpose acquisition company FG New America Acquisition Corp. and several of its executives and directors of overselling the value of merger target Opportunity Financial, whose stocks plummeted by some 80% after the take-public transaction.

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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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