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Capital Markets & Governance Insights - July 2025

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In a broad reversal of course on proposed rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the leadership of former SEC Chair Gary Gensler, on June 12, 2025, the SEC issued a notice withdrawing fourteen of...more

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DFPI Finalizes $300,000 Settlement with Crypto Kiosk Operator for Alleged Digital Asset Law Violations

On June 25, the California DFPI announced that it had finalized a consent order with a cryptocurrency kiosk operator, alleging violations of the Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL) and the California Consumer Financial...more

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NY Attorney General Announces $250,000 Settlement with Money Transfer Provider

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On June 16, 2025, the New York Attorney General announced it had entered into a stipulated final judgment to settle its suit against ​a non-bank money transfer provider over alleged violations of federal and state consumer...more

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4 Actions for Cos. as SEC Rebrands Cyber Enforcement Units

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On Feb. 20, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced the creation of the Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit, which will replace the Enforcement Division’s previous Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit. Originally...more

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CFPB Drops Lawsuit Against Lease-to-Own Fintech Following Adverse Credit Ruling

On May 27, the CFPB filed a notice of dismissal with prejudice in its lawsuit against a lease-to-own fintech provider. The lawsuit, filed in July 2023, alleged that the company’s rental-purchase agreements violated several...more

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Cleo AI Settles with FTC for $17 Million for Alleged Misleading Practices and Autorenewal Violations

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In one of the first settlements since the new administration took office, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a $17 million monetary judgment with Cleo AI to resolve allegations that Cleo violated Section 5 of the...more

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Fintech reaches consent order with CFPB over regulatory violations, deceptive practices

On January 30, the CFPB issued a consent order against a fintech company that allows customers to send, receive and store remittances through a mobile app’s prepaid accounts and debit cards. The CFPB alleged the fintech...more

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CFPB Takes Action Against Fintech for Alleged Deceptive ATM Fee Disclosures and Violations of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act

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On January 30, 2025, the CFPB entered into a consent order with the Company, alleging violations of the Consumer Financial Protection Act ("CFPA") and Electronic Fund Transfer Act ("EFTA")....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - Summer 2024

Across industries, companies are facing new and uncertain regulatory pressures and demands in areas including artificial intelligence, sustainability, algorithmic pricing and fintech-bank relations. In this issue of The...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Investment Management Update - November 2023

...SEC Adopts Amendments to Fund Names Rule - On September 20, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund Names Rule) as well...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Widespread Disruption in Crypto Markets Prompts New SEC Disclosure Considerations

On Dec. 8, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporate Finance (the Division) posted a sample comment letter (the Letter) on its website that provides guidance to public companies regarding the...more

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Robinhood and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week

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On December 17, 2020, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced that a fine of $65,000,000 had been assessed against Robinhood Financial, LLC (“Robinhood”), a leader in the FinTech industry....more

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Financial Services Weekly: Amendments To SEC Proxy Solicitation Rules Approved By A 3-1 Vote

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In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized amendments to its proxy solicitation rules that will modify the practices of proxy advisory firms, providing them with greater transparency and...more

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Financial Services Weekly News: FDIC Releases Guide To Connect Fintechs With Banks

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In This Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released a new guide to help financial technology companies and others partner with banks; the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that it...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Developments in Cryptocurrency in 2018

• The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff made official statements regarding when a token may or may no longer be a security • The SEC continued to bring actions related to cryptocurrency offerings against...more

Blank Rome LLP

The FinTech Revolution: How Data Breaches Can Result in Regulatory Enforcement Actions

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This is the fifth installment in a series of articles. For more background on this topic, please read our first article in the series, An Introduction to Financial Technology; our second article, The FinTech Revolution:...more

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SEC Enforcement Action Shines Light on Equity-Based Compensation Disclosure Compliance of Private Companies

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On March 12, 2018, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought an action against Credit Karma, Inc., a Silicon Valley-based fintech company, for issuing stock options to its employees in violation of US securities...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Fintech Company Subject to SEC Enforcement Action for Exceeding Rule 701 Option Grant Limit

Subject to its limits, Rule 701 permits non-reporting companies to grant employees equity without registration under the Securities Act of 1933. ...more

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