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

  • May 21, 2026

    FTC Wins Partial Ruling On Doxo's Online Signup Practices

    Online bill pay service Doxo violated federal law by failing to disclose the terms of its doxoPLUS subscription before obtaining customers' payment information, a Washington federal judge ruled Thursday, granting the Federal Trade Commission a partial win in its suit accusing the company of duping consumers into paying hidden fees.

  • May 21, 2026

    Discover Card 'Misclassification' Deal Worth Up To $1.2B OK'd

    An Illinois federal judge Wednesday gave the final green light to a settlement under which Discover Financial Services will pay between $540 million and $1.2 billion to resolve class action allegations it misclassified certain credit card accounts.

  • May 21, 2026

    LGBCoin Buyers Say Sanctions Bid Flunks Safe Harbor Rule

    Investors in the "Let's Go Brandon" meme coin asked a Florida federal court to reject a sanctions bid filed by the coin's founder, saying he didn't comply with the court's safe harbor rule requiring him to send a draft motion 21 days in advance. 

  • May 21, 2026

    Missouri Sues Crypto ATM Co. For Aiding Fraud, Excess Fees

    Missouri's attorney general sued cryptocurrency ATM operator CoinFlip, accusing the company of facilitating scams and then profiting off of the fraudulent transactions by charging hidden and excessive fees.

  • May 21, 2026

    NY Cautions Banks About Cyber Risks From Advanced AI

    New York's financial services regulator issued new guidance Thursday on the risks associated with cutting-edge artificial intelligence, urging firms to make sure their cybersecurity programs can promptly flag weaknesses that so-called frontier AI models can exploit, among other things.

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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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  • 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.