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 17, 2026

    FDIC Pitches Plan For Faster Bank Merger Reviews

    The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. moved Thursday to revamp its procedures for vetting bank mergers, floating a package of proposed changes that could speed up the agency's reviews for many transactions and lead to fewer getting held up over competition concerns.

  • September 17, 2026

    Dickinson Wright Denied Fees For SEC Trade Suspension Win

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has denied a request from Dickinson Wright PLLC for roughly $572,000 in attorney fees for its representation of Nano Magic in getting the company's COVID-19-era trading suspension overturned in 2024.

  • September 17, 2026

    Broker TradeZero Fined Over Data Breach Tied To Chatbot

    An unvetted chatbot and lax security policies allowed hackers to access personal and financial information of nearly 15,000 customers of online brokerage TradeZero America, the Massachusetts Securities Division said Thursday in announcing a $750,000 fine against the company.

  • September 17, 2026

    Canada Commits To Trade Initiatives With EU, Southeast Asia

    Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday committed to work with European Union officials to enhance the trading relationship between the bloc and Canada as the country's top trade official is scheduled to visit major partners in Asia in the coming days to advance negotiations on trade agreements.

  • September 17, 2026

    OpenAI Aims For $1.2T Valuation, More Rumors

    Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI is mulling a private funding round that could value the ChatGPT maker at $1.2 trillion; Blackstone is looking to raise $8 billion for its latest Green Infrastructure Credit Fund; and Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings is looking to raise $10 billion by listing American depositary receipts.

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