Fintech

  • January 06, 2025

    Broadridge 'Mommy Tracked' Pregnant Manager, Says Suit

    Broadridge Financial Solutions and three of its executives were slapped with a pregnancy discrimination suit Monday in New Jersey federal court from a former senior director who claims she was "mommy tracked" after she became pregnant, being stripped of her responsibilities and ultimately booted from the fintech company.

  • January 06, 2025

    Tether, Bitfinex Tap New GC After Longtime Lawyer Retires

    Stablecoin issuer Tether and its sister company, crypto exchange Bitfinex, have tapped an in-house lawyer to become general counsel after their top lawyer of more than a decade retires.

  • January 06, 2025

    Terraform Victims May Exceed 1M, Feds Say In Notice Request

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday asked a Manhattan federal judge for permission to issue a public notice to notify potential victims of defunct cryptocurrency firm Terraform Labs' creator Do Kwon's alleged $40 billion fraud, saying there are too many victims — potentially more than one million — to do individual outreach.

  • January 06, 2025

    Gemini To Pay CFTC $5M For Bitcoin Contract Statements

    Crypto exchange Gemini has agreed to pay a $5 million penalty to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to resolve claims that it misrepresented certain aspects of a proposed bitcoin futures contract, according to a settlement agreement filed in New York federal court on Monday.

  • January 06, 2025

    Fed's Barr To Step Down As Supervision Head Next Month

    Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael S. Barr announced Monday that he will step down from his current role next month, a reversal that paves the way for President-elect Donald Trump to appoint his own head of the central bank's oversight of big banks and regulatory policymaking.

  • January 06, 2025

    Chinese Billionaire's Deputy Gets 10 Years For $1.4B Fraud

    A Manhattan federal judge sentenced a Chinese business manager to 10 years in prison Monday for her role assisting convicted billionaire Miles Guo's $1.4 billion fraud, saying the lawbreaking was egregious because it leveraged talk of bringing democracy to authoritarian China.

  • January 03, 2025

    CashCall Still On Hook For $134M To CFPB, 9th Circ. Rules

    The Ninth Circuit on Friday affirmed a $134.1 million restitution payment CashCall Inc. owes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, saying in a published opinion that the loan company's voluntary participation in a bench trial meant that it had waived a right to a jury trial.

  • January 03, 2025

    CFPB Flags Concerns About Workplace Collections Calls

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has urged federal and state counterparts to "be on the lookout" for companies that call people at work in pursuit of past due debts, a practice the agency said can be unlawful and may need further legislative attention.

  • January 03, 2025

    Justices Urged To Review Late-Found Fraud, Int'l IP Damages

    The winner of a $6.6 million patent infringement verdict is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Federal Circuit's refusal to increase those damages, saying the court set an improper standard for introducing fraud evidence discovered post-trial and overstepped when making unbriefed decisions on foreign damages.

  • January 03, 2025

    FDIC 'Pause' Letters Focused On Banks' Crypto Activity

    The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation directed banks to pause the development of certain crypto products and services in 2022 but stopped short of scrutinizing banks' decisions to provide traditional services to crypto-focused customers, according to documents released by the regulator on Friday.

  • January 03, 2025

    PayPal's Minority Program Biased Against Asians, Suit Says

    A lawsuit filed in New York federal court alleges that PayPal's $535 million investment program for Black- and minority-led businesses is racially biased against Asian Americans and violates federal civil rights laws. 

  • January 03, 2025

    Victims Say Crypto Isn't Money, Safeco Must Cover Hack

    A Washington couple is accusing Safeco Insurance Co. of illegally refusing coverage for $600,000 in cryptocurrency stolen by hackers, saying in a complaint removed to Seattle federal court on Thursday that the tokens should be classified as personal property, not money, which has a $250 loss limit on the pair's homeowners' policy.

  • January 02, 2025

    DOJ Joins FTC Suit Against Fintech Lender Dave

    The U.S. Department of Justice has taken the reins in the Federal Trade Commission's suit against fintech app Dave and added its CEO as a defendant, while the mobile banking platform decried the updated complaint as "a continued example of government overreach."

  • January 02, 2025

    Tesla Investors Appeal Chancery Rulings In Musk Pay Suit

    Three Florida-based Tesla Inc. stockholders have moved ahead with Delaware Supreme Court appeals aimed at Court of Chancery decisions that short-circuited the electric car company's 10-year, $56 billion compensation plan for Elon Musk and granted a $345 million cash award for class attorneys who won the decision.

  • January 02, 2025

    Celsius To Challenge $445M Claim Denial In FTX Bankruptcy

    Celsius Network's post-Chapter 11 plan counsel filed an appeal on Thursday of a Delaware bankruptcy judge's denial of the cryptocurrency network's amended $444.6 million claim against fellow bankrupt crypto platform FTX.

  • January 02, 2025

    Crypto Groups Challenge Decentralized Finance Broker Rule

    Three cryptocurrency industry groups have teamed up to challenge a final U.S. Treasury Department rule implementing additional reporting requirements for decentralized finance brokers, telling a Texas federal court that the rule is unconstitutional and could destroy the industry.

  • January 02, 2025

    Republicans Want Yellen To Answer For Chinese Cyberattack

    Congressional Republicans want U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to explain how a Chinese state-sponsored entity hacked into Treasury's computer systems and accessed potentially sensitive information.

  • January 02, 2025

    Crypto Scam Victim Says Fraudsters' Banks Ignore Red Flags

    A California man who says he lost nearly a million dollars to a crypto "pig butchering" scam sued the alleged fraudsters and their banking partners, claiming the financial institutions ignored red flags and failed to conduct basic checks that would have revealed the scammers' actual business.

  • January 02, 2025

    Terraform Founder Arraigned In NY, Denies $40B Crypto Fraud

    Terraform Labs creator Do Kwon appeared Thursday before a Manhattan federal judge to deny charges that he orchestrated a $40 billion fraud on customers and investors who backed the cryptocurrency platform based on promises that it had real-world viability.

  • January 01, 2025

    How Wall Street Regulators May Adapt To Trump's Return

    The incoming presidency of Donald Trump is likely to upend some Biden-era policies at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, leaving proposed rules on climate and artificial intelligence in the lurch while its sister agency, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, could be given more authority over the cryptocurrency industry.

  • January 01, 2025

    5 Big Questions For White Collar Enforcement In 2025

    White-collar lawyers are bracing for potentially seismic shifts in government enforcement as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House with a sweeping new set of priorities and a squadron of tech gurus and political allies to carry them out.

  • January 01, 2025

    What Banking Attorneys Are Watching In The Courts In 2025

    Lawsuits pushing back on novel state-level consumer protection laws and a host of Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regulatory actions are top of mind for financial services attorneys heading into the new year. Here, Law360 previews what's on tap. 

  • January 01, 2025

    'Profound Shift' Forecast For Crypto Enforcement In 2025

    The crypto industry is heading into 2025 with hopes that new leadership at federal agencies under President-elect Donald Trump will ease off an enforcement agenda that has pressed issues of where regulatory authority lies and return to a focus on fraud, while federal appeals courts have a chance to establish keystone rulings for the sector.

  • January 01, 2025

    Crypto Heads Into 2025 Hoping Regulatory Clouds Will Clear

    The digital asset industry may be on the verge of a political and regulatory landscape it has long sought as a crypto-friendly executive branch and Congress take their seats in the new year and potentially work to create favorable guardrails for crypto markets and stablecoins.

  • January 01, 2025

    On Tap In NY: Diddy, Trump And A New Manhattan Top Cop

    The coming year's main event in New York courts is an expected sex-trafficking trial for hip-hop icon Sean "Diddy" Combs, while the political reascendancy of Donald Trump will echo in halls of the judiciary as the president-elect litigates to quash his own conviction.

Expert Analysis

  • Trump's 2nd Term May Be A Boost To Banking Industry

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    President-elect Donald Trump's personnel appointments could be instrumental in reshaping the financial regulatory landscape during his second administration, likely allowing for greater merger activity and halting or undoing some of the Biden administration's more restrictive financial services policies, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Unpacking CFPB's Unwieldy Buy Now, Pay Later Guidance

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    Both the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's recent interpretive rule regarding buy now, pay later transactions, and its FAQ guidance, place providers in murky waters with the unenviable position of attempting to place a square, closed-end product in a round, regulatory framework meant for open-end products, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.

  • Legislation Most Likely To Pass In Lame Duck Session

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    As Congress begins its five-week post-election lame duck session, attorneys at Greenberg Traurig break down the legislative priorities and which proposals can be expected to pass.

  • What Trump's 2nd Presidency Could Mean For Crypto Sector

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    Trump's second term will bring a fundamental shift from the Biden administration's approach to crypto-asset regulation and banking supervision, with the most significant changes likely taking effect in the first two quarters of 2025 and broader policy shifts emerging over the next year, say attorneys at Cahill.

  • Putting NYDFS AI Cybersecurity Guidance Into Practice

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    New guidance from the New York Department of Financial Services explains how financial institutions should assess and mitigate cybersecurity risks associated with artificial intelligence, focusing on four main threats and highlighting how varying environments require specific mitigation measures, say attorneys at Saul Ewing.

  • Promoting Diversity In The Selection Of ADR Neutrals

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    Choosing neutrals from diverse backgrounds is an important step in promoting inclusion in the legal profession, and it can enhance the legitimacy and public perception of alternative dispute resolution proceedings, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.

  • Opinion

    In Visa Case, DOJ Continues To Misapply The Sherman Act

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    The recent U.S. Department of Justice debit market monopolization case against Visa fuels concerns that a misguided Biden administration DOJ is inappropriately expanding its interpretation of the Sherman Antitrust Act beyond the demonstrable economic effects that business conduct has on consumers, says Shubha Ghosh at Syracuse University.

  • Series

    Playing Ultimate Makes Us Better Lawyers

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    In addition to being fun, ultimate Frisbee has improved our legal careers by emphasizing the importance of professionalism, teamwork, perseverance, enthusiasm and vulnerability, say Arunabha Bhoumik and Adam Bernstein at Regeneron. 

  • Call For Input Shows How Banks, Fintechs Can Address Risks

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    A recent request for information by federal banking regulators suggests that watchdogs are zeroing in on the bank-fintech partnerships they have long perceived as risky to consumers, but analyzing the publication can help companies anticipate regulators’ chief concerns and take steps to avoid becoming enforcement targets, say attorneys at K&L Gates.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Metadata

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    Several recent rulings reflect the competing considerations that arise when parties dispute the form of production for electronically stored information, underscoring that counsel must carefully consider how to produce and request reasonably usable data, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • How New OCC Priorities Will Affect Bank Compliance

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    With the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recently releasing a new bank supervision plan for fiscal year 2025, all banks, not only those primarily supervised by the OCC, should consider how compliance with its guidelines creates opportunities and challenges, says Andrew Karp at Cadwalader.

  • SEC Rulemaking Radar: The View From Election Day

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission seems poised to tackle many of the remaining items on its most recent Regulatory Flexibility Agenda by early 2025, despite the presidential election and the potential for a new chair to be nominated soon, say attorneys at Goodwin.

  • What FTC's 'Bitcoin ATM' Report Tells Us About Crypto Scams

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    The Federal Trade Commission's recent insights into bitcoin ATM scams highlight the technical evolution of fraudsters, the application of old scams to new technology, and the persistent financial impact on victims, say attorneys at DLA Piper.

  • The Fed. Circ. In October: Aetna And License-Term Review

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    The Federal Circuit's recent decision that Aetna's credit card licensing agreement with AlexSam did not give the insurer immunity from patent infringement claims serves to warn licensees to read their contracts carefully, say attorneys at Knobbe Martens.

  • A Look At Grewal's Record-Breaking Legacy After SEC Exit

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    Gurbir Grewal resigned as director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement last month after more than three years on the job, leaving behind a legacy marked by record numbers of penalties and enforcement actions, as well as mixed results in aggressive lawsuits against major crypto players, say attorneys at Debevoise.

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