Law 360

JANUARY 11, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission filed a new lawsuit Thursday in New York federal court against the CEO of a fintech firm it claims made secretive purchases of his own company's stock in order to inflate the price and avoid delisting from Nasdaq.

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Law 360

JUNE 15, 2022

The former general counsel of cannabis company Glass House Brands has taken a job at a San Francisco fintech and esports company, leaving behind the cannabis industry for another nascent sector.

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Mondaq

AUGUST 9, 2022

Please describe the types of fintech businesses that are active in your jurisdiction and the state of the development of the market, including in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and ESG.

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Law 360

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Prosecutors have asked a Manhattan federal judge to deny a joint motion from two fintech executives accused of defrauding JPMorgan seeking a large cache of documents from the bank, saying it is a corporate victim and not a part of the investigation.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The former head of financial engineering at fintech company Hydrogen Technology Corp. was convicted by a Florida federal jury Wednesday of conspiring to manipulate the market for Hydrogen's digital assets.

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Mondaq

APRIL 1, 2022

Since the announcement of its fintech strategy in November 2017, the Bermuda government has positioned Bermuda as a market-leading jurisdiction with respect to fintech.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A fintech industry group urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday to undertake a formal rulemaking process for the regulation of so-called earned-wage access services, decrying a developing, state-level patchwork of regulations on the industry.

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Law 360

AUGUST 16, 2023

Fintech company Ryvyl Inc. and certain executives and underwriters have asked a California federal judge to toss a proposed investor class action accusing them of concealing accounting issues, claiming the amended complaint does not support allegations that the company's filings had misstatements or omissions.

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Mondaq

MARCH 31, 2022

"Fintech" refers generally to the financial services industry's emerging use of sophisticated software, including machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), and other modern technologies.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The post FinTech 2022: Banking, Securities, And Related Legal Issues appeared first on Above the Law. The financial services industry continues to evolve. Stay current with this program from PLI.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Now, two and a half years into the job as Affinipay CEO, Armstrong is our guest on this episode of LawNext to discuss that acquisition, where the company is today, and why the marriage of fintech and legal tech matters to legal practitioners. Thank You To Our Sponsors This episode of LawNext is generously made possible by our sponsors.

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Law 360

JULY 11, 2022

A California state regulator is defending its claims accusing fintech firm Opportunity Financial LLC of ripping off borrowers in the state with high-cost, "rent-a-bank" lending, telling a Los Angeles state court that the company's bid for dismissal clashes with California's approach to combating usury.

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Law 360

MAY 11, 2022

Crypto exchanges FTX US and Binance were among a trio of fintech firms that announced compliance-related hires Wednesday, with the latter company appointing a former deputy U.S. attorney in California to help oversee its legal department and global compliance.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Fintech company Ryvyl Inc. and some of its executives and underwriters face an investor's proposed class action alleging the company concealed issues with its accounting, hurting shareholders when it announced it would need to revise certain financial statements.

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Law 360

MAY 11, 2023

When done well, bank-fintech partnership agreements establish the parties' core operational and financial responsibilities across both the product and relationship lifecycles and set a clear framework for managing changes and disputes throughout the relationship, say attorneys at Davis Wright.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Charlie Javice, the founder of college finance fintech Frank, says JPMorgan Chase wrongfully terminated her, costing her millions and slapping her with what she claims are false allegations that she misrepresented her business during Frank's $175 million acquisition.

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Mondaq

APRIL 26, 2022

The fintech ecosystem in Nigeria is largely comprised of businesses focused on mobile payments, digital banking, merchant solutions and personal finance, including wealthtech.

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Mondaq

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The Italian FinTech Sandbox (the "Sandbox") has been introduced by means of Ministerial Decree no. 100 of 2nd July 2021 (the "Decree") , which entered into force on 17th July 2021.

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Mondaq

APRIL 1, 2022

The fintech market in the Cayman Islands has significantly developed its technology talent pool and its increasingly mature technology industry is developing and strengthening the.

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Mondaq

JULY 27, 2022

Globally, the total volume of fintech deal activity, which includes financings by private companies, IPOs, and M&A activity, has declined for three consecutive quarters.

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Blenderlaw

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Some questions relate to financial activity by entities that are not within the regulatory perimeter for reporting to central banks, and other issues relate to data about fintech activities by traditional financial intermediaries, such as what operational, reputational, financial issues are raised by their fintech activities.

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Mondaq

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The UAE is taking FinTech seriously. Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and the DIFC and ADGM respectively, have implemented a wide range of initiatives and projects with the aim of growing FinTech.

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Mondaq

MAY 6, 2022

Ireland's fintech sector is continuing to mature and evolve. This article sets out some of the key trends in the sector which we have observed in our financial regulation practice in recent times.

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Law 360

MAY 12, 2022

Startup Vesttoo, a fintech platform for insurance-linked investments, said Thursday it has hired a chief legal officer and deputy CLO and both will remain based in New York.

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Law 360

OCTOBER 4, 2022

A California state judge denied a bid by Opportunity Financial LLC to reject claims from the state's financial regulator that it ripped off borrowers in the state with high-cost, "rent-a-bank" lending, saying the fintech firm failed to adequately argue that the disputed loans are "immune from scrutiny" under state law.

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Mondaq

AUGUST 26, 2022

As part of its ongoing objective to position Mauritius as Africa's Fintech Hub, the Financial Services Commission ("FSC") issued updates to its Guidance Notes under its Fintech Series.

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Law 360

APRIL 1, 2024

Canadian fintech Nuvei Corp. said Monday it has agreed to be taken private by Advent International through an all-cash transaction that values Nuvei at approximately $6.3 billion, including debt.

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Mondaq

AUGUST 9, 2022

Please describe the types of fintech businesses that are active in your jurisdiction and the state of the development of the market, including in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and ESG.

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Mondaq

JULY 5, 2022

The Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank") regulates the provision of certain FinTech products and services by e-money and payment institutions ("Firms") in Ireland.

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Mondaq

MAY 5, 2022

In this regular update, we round-up FinTech-related financial services regulatory developments for the week ending 29 April 2022.

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Law 360

MAY 20, 2022

Christopher Johns and Michael Young at Finnegan discuss how counsel at fintech companies can maximize the opportunities offered by patent harvesting programs for businesses amid explosive growth, and explain the obstacles they may face.

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Mondaq

APRIL 25, 2022

Ireland is home to well-developed and globally recognised technology and financial services sectors and is a fintech hub.

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Mondaq

JULY 29, 2022

On June 3, a federal court filing in the Southern District of Florida by an Atlanta-based FinTech company revealed that the small business lender is under DOJ.

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Mondaq

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Mayer Brown's Fintech group brings together an integrated multipractice team to support clients with transactions, disputes and regulatory matters at the intersection of financial services and technology.

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Mondaq

OCTOBER 5, 2021

FinTech Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Cyprus, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

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Mondaq

JANUARY 27, 2022

Two new pieces of legislation, which mean the beginning of a new era for the Turkish FinTech industry, have been published and entered into force on December 1, 2021.

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Mondaq

AUGUST 12, 2022

In a recent series of regulatory statements and a high profile demand letter, federal banking regulators have given clear warnings to the banking and fintech industries.

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