Fintech

  • July 13, 2026

    9th Circ. Backs Block On FinCEN Border Cash Reporting Reqs

    The Ninth Circuit Monday affirmed a temporary block on a Trump administration rule that singles out cash-moving businesses along the southwest border for heightened anti-money laundering reporting, agreeing that a plaintiff money service business will likely suffer irreparable harm.

  • July 13, 2026

    Portofino Says Citadel Used Dismissal To Fuel Press Campaign

    Portofino Technologies has accused Citadel Securities of using its decision to drop its trade secrets lawsuit against the Swiss cryptocurrency trading firm as an opportunity to drum up bad press about Portofino, and papering over the fact that an $8 million judgment it won in the dispute is a "pyrrhic victory."

  • July 13, 2026

    Defense Gears Up To Fight Polymarket Insider Trading Case

    Counsel for a former Google software engineer accused of raking in over $1.2 million by leveraging the tech giant's confidential information to place bets on Polymarket told a Manhattan federal judge Monday about a number of defenses they are considering to fight the novel allegations of prediction market-based insider trading.

  • July 13, 2026

    Robinhood Fights Wisconsin's Bid To Block Sports Betting

    Robinhood has asked a Wisconsin federal judge to deny the state's bid to shut down sports betting offered through Robinhood's app and other online trading platforms, including Kalshi and Coinbase, arguing that the state's suit seeks to bypass the exclusivity of federal law governing such trading.

  • July 13, 2026

    Regulators Caution On Bank Loans To Unauthorized Workers

    Federal regulators on Monday cautioned banks and credit unions about lending to "non-work authorized" individuals, issuing guidance that flags repayment concerns about such borrowers as part of President Donald Trump's push to curb banking access for unauthorized immigrants.

  • July 13, 2026

    Custodia Urges Justices To Take Up Fed Master Account Fight

    Crypto-focused Custodia Bank is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up its challenge of a Tenth Circuit ruling that backed Federal Reserve banks' discretion to deny master accounts to otherwise eligible banks, arguing the decision empowers unappointed regional bank presidents to deny "disfavored" banks access to critical payment services.

  • July 13, 2026

    SEC Asked To Reopen Reporting Proposal After Email 'Error'

    Better Markets is asking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to reopen the comment period for its semiannual reporting proposal after the agency allegedly directed prospective commenters to an incorrect email address, but an agency spokesperson said Monday the email address listed on the proposal was working.

  • July 13, 2026

    SEC Says Crypto Service Agreement Is Investment Contract

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has asked a Texas federal judge to find that service agreements offered by two crypto mining fraudsters count as investment contracts, and thus securities, saying the court should grant judgment as a matter of law.

  • July 13, 2026

    Capital One Customer Renews Claims Over Fintech's Outage

    A North Carolina resident accusing Capital One's data processor Fidelity National Information Services of failing to prevent a power outage that prevented her and others from accessing funds has asked a district court for permission to file a bolstered version of her class claims following their dismissal without prejudice.

  • July 13, 2026

    Judge OKs Pause On Reviewing CFPB Layoff Plan

    A D.C. federal court has approved a joint bid from the Trump administration and a union that represents Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staffers to pause weighing a response to the administration's plan to lay off about half of the agency's remaining workforce, after the parties argued the president's nominee to head the agency should be given the chance to review the plan if he is confirmed.

  • July 13, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court last week handled disputes involving corporate control, post-closing competition, executive departures, arbitration awards and shareholder litigation.

  • July 10, 2026

    Intuit Hid True Status Of TurboTax Business, Investor Alleges

    Intuit touted a "momentum" across its businesses while hiding that its TurboTax business was, in reality, poorly performing, an investor alleged in a proposed class action filed Friday in California federal court that also accuses the financial software company's CEO of fraudulently enriching himself by more than $36 million.

  • July 10, 2026

    Crypto Firms Urge CFTC To Tailor Rules, CME Urges Caution

    Cryptocurrency industry groups and firms are urging the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to make regulatory tweaks to ensure blockchain-based financial products aren't burdened by unsuitable requirements of traditional registration categories, while some traditional finance players told the agency to tread carefully as it considers deregulation for fintech businesses.

  • July 10, 2026

    Kalshi's Contracts 'Sound Like A Bet,' 9th Circ. Judge Says

    A Ninth Circuit panel appeared open Friday to preliminarily blocking Kalshi and Robinhood from offering sports contracts on tribal land, with one judge saying Kalshi's contracts "sound like a bet" subject to Native American gambling laws and another saying it "wouldn't be so unreasonable" to exclude tribes from federal oversight in this area.

  • July 10, 2026

    Visa Must Face Claims Of Monetizing Child Sex Abuse Images

    Visa must still face allegations that the company knew about and profited from child sexual abuse material on Pornhub under a decision by a California federal judge, who in a separate ruling tossed the suit's claims against the hedge fund lenders who backed Pornhub's parent company.

  • July 10, 2026

    Hut 8's $2.3M Investor Deal Wins Initial Approval In NY

    A New York federal judge has granted the first green light to a $2.3 million settlement reached between Hut 8 Corp. and investors, which will resolve claims that the bitcoin miner overpaid for a company with severe operational issues and misled investors about energy and connectivity failures at a Texas facility that was part of the merger.

  • July 10, 2026

    CFPB, Union Seek Pause On Review Of Layoff Plan

    The Trump administration and a federal labor union that represents staffers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have jointly asked a D.C. federal court to pause weighing a response to the administration's plan to lay off about half of the agency's remaining workforce, arguing the president's nominee to head the agency should be given the chance to review the plan if he is confirmed.

  • July 10, 2026

    Kalshi Fights 'Extraordinary' Bid To Halt Wash. Operations

    Counsel for Kalshi pressed a Washington state court Friday to reject the state's request for a court order blocking the prediction market from operating in Washington, arguing its attorney general's office is seeking an injunction "far broader" than orders issued in similar litigation in Nevada and Michigan courts.

  • July 10, 2026

    Linqto Gets OK To Pay Off Ch. 11 Loan With Securities

    A Texas bankruptcy judge Friday gave investment platform Linqto permission to transfer its Chapter 11 loan to a customer recovery fund and pay off the balance with securities.

  • July 10, 2026

    Crypto Firm Circle Gets Final OCC OK For National Trust Bank

    Stablecoin issuer Circle said Friday that it received full approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national trust charter to integrate further into the banking system despite pushback from banking lobbyists.

  • July 10, 2026

    White House Accuses Dems Of Sitting On SEC, CFTC Noms

    The White House claims that it is waiting on word from Senate Democrats before it can fill longstanding vacancies at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, saying it has asked for a list of names and one has not been provided.

  • July 10, 2026

    9/11 Families Cleared To Pursue Iran-Linked Crypto Assets

    Families of 9/11 victims seeking to satisfy default judgments against Iran can move forward with efforts to seize $344 million in frozen Tether cryptocurrency assets that U.S. sanctions authorities linked to the country, a New York federal court ruled.

  • July 10, 2026

    CoinDeal Architects Sentenced In $45M Fraud Case

    A Nevada man and a Canadian and British national were collectively sentenced to nearly 15 years in prison for scamming about 10,000 investors between 2018 and 2022 in a $45 million CoinDeal investment fraud scheme.

  • July 10, 2026

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    The past week in London has seen lawyer Ian Rosenblatt launch legal action against music mogul Simon Cowell, Boohoo face a fresh investor claim after previously facing allegations that it feigned ignorance of labor abuses in its supply chain, and an ex-Tory MP and his chief of staff sued by their former employer. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • July 09, 2026

    Feds Seek Stay In Soldier's Maduro Raid Betting Civil Suit

    Federal prosecutors urged a New York federal judge to halt a civil lawsuit accusing a U.S. Army sergeant of profiting from Polymarket bets he made about Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's capture after helping plan the raid, while parallel criminal proceedings play out.

Expert Analysis

  • The Nuance Between The Atkins, Gensler SEC Strategic Plans

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    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins' recent draft strategic plan is a marked departure from that of former Chair Gary Gensler, portraying an intention to leave decisions to the market rather than steering corporate behavior through expansive disclosure mandates and regulatory enforcement, say attorneys at Cleary.

  • Future Of Fed Independence Shaky After Justices' Ruling

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Trump v. Cook preserved the Federal Reserve's formal independence but could invite the president to remove board members with just modest protections, leaving the central bank's autonomy uncertain and potentially setting up fresh clashes over other agencies, says Steven Schwinn at the University of Chicago.

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    Mich. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2

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    The second quarter brought several notable financial services law developments to Michigan, including a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on state tax foreclosures, progress on a money transmission modernization bill package, and continued legislative momentum on cryptocurrency and mortgage lending, say attorneys at Dykema.

  • AI Governance Tips For Avoiding Securities Suits

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    A recent securities class action in California federal court against lending platform Upstart highlights how statements about artificial intelligence are increasingly being scrutinized not only by regulators, but also by shareholders, meaning companies should ensure oversight frameworks keep pace with the technology, say attorneys at Akerman.

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    Bass Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Landing a trophy striped bass and closing a big deal both require cultivating the patience to finesse — not force — your way to desired outcomes, changing course when your old approach isn’t working and learning from the ones that got away, says Jon Ruiss at Alston & Bird.

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    NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2

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    The year's second quarter brought several notable banking law developments to New York, including a proposal to align state stablecoin rules with the federal Genius Act, fresh fair lending and cybersecurity guidance from state regulators, and a significant Second Circuit holding on preemption, say attorneys at Ashurst Perkins Coie.

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    The Most Talked-About Supreme Court Decisions Of 2026

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    This term, 11 U.S. Supreme Court decisions quickly became hot topics among Law360's guest writers.

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    Calif. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2

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    The year's second quarter brought several noteworthy financial services developments to California, including activity around a commercial finance oversight bill, the former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau head's appointment to lead a new consumer agency, and a ruling reinforcing viable bank-fintech partnerships, say attorneys at Manatt.

  • Quantum Readiness May Paradoxically Raise Contractor Risk

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    The organizations best positioned for the cryptographic system migration deadlines and other requirements under President Donald Trump’s recent quantum executive orders will be those able to inventory their cryptographic dependencies while protecting their vulnerability road map from adversaries, says Jesse Lemon at The Beckage Firm.

  • What Ex-CFPB Head's Calif. Role May Foretell For Oversight

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    California Gov. Gavin Newsom's selection of former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra to lead a new consumer agency signals tougher state financial services oversight, especially for fintechs, as well as heightened enforcement activity and larger penalties, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

  • Have Private Suits Filled Gap Left By SEC's Crypto Pullback?

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    In the wake of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's regulatory retreat in the crypto space, private litigants have pursued claims across different types of crypto-related activities and market participants, but whether private lawsuits have replaced SEC enforcement remains unclear, says Simona Mola at NERA.

  • New Va. Finance Laws Signal Consumer Protection Push

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    Virginia's 2026 legislative session produced several noteworthy developments for financial institutions, including garnishment reforms, mortgage assumption requirements and debt collection reforms, signaling broader trends toward increased consumer protection, enhanced fraud prevention obligations and greater accountability in financial services operations, says Jay Spruill at Woods Rogers.

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    Choral Singing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Singing in the New York City Bar Chorus — a hobby partly inspired by the late U.S. District Judge Richard Owen, who infused my clerkship year with opera music — has improved my legal career by refining my abilities to listen, exude confidence and develop emotional intelligence, says Bonnie Baker at Friedman Kaplan.

  • What Ratings Overhaul May Mean For Banking Industry

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    Proposed revisions to the bank rating system commonly known as CAMELS could constrain examiner discretion and tie supervisory outcomes more closely to measurable financial risk, potentially saving compliance costs, reducing the frequency of ratings downgrades and spurring a more growth-oriented banking system, say attorneys at Debevoise.

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    Illinois Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2

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    The last three months were particularly consequential for Illinois banking law, with a federal court ruling reshaping the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, the state filling enforcement gaps, significant legislative activity and a revision to the community bank leverage ratio, say attorneys at Riley Safer.

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