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

  • January 21, 2026

    Holmes Seeks Trump Clemency For Theranos Fraud Sentence

    Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has asked President Donald Trump to commute an 11-year prison sentence she's been serving for defrauding investors with bogus blood-testing technology, according to the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of the Pardon Attorney.

  • January 21, 2026

    Senate Agriculture Unveils Crypto Bill Without Dem Backing

    The chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee released the text of a proposal to expand the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's authority over crypto Wednesday evening, despite failing to reach a bipartisan agreement on the text ahead of a markup slated for next week.

  • January 21, 2026

    Fintech Co. Says Investor Suit 'Regurgitates' SEC Claims

    A fintech company has sought to shed a proposed investor class action alleging its former CEO manipulated trading prices for its shares, arguing that the suit fails because it parrots separate U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations.

  • January 21, 2026

    Robinhood Warns Of Gambling Suit 'Threat' After Kalshi Loss

    Trading platform Robinhood is once again calling for a federal judge to block Massachusetts from taking enforcement action against it for allegedly offering access to sports betting, saying it faces a "a real and imminent threat" of prosecution given the state's victory against another prediction markets firm Tuesday.

  • January 21, 2026

    Jump Trading Beats Crypto Class Action Over Terra Collapse

    Brokerage firm Jump Trading and its crypto arm beat back claims that they failed to honor their market-making duties when certain holders of TerraUSD sought to sell their tokens during the algorithmic stablecoin's collapse, as a California magistrate judge found the holders have not tied the market maker to the state.

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  • U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
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  • Federal Trade Commission
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  • POLICY & REGULATION
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  • ENFORCEMENT
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  • False advertising of fintech products
  • Cybersecurity and privacy matters related to fintech companies
  • Spoofing
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  • LITIGATION
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