Legal & Regulation

Legal & Regulation
Sam Bankman-Fried Loses Bid for New Trial in FTX Case
April 29, 2026

Convicted crypto fraudster/FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried has lost his bid for a new trial. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

Bank Regulation
Sen. Warren Pushes Bank Regulators to Enforce Trump’s Rate Cap
April 28, 2026

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., wrote a letter to bank regulators asking if they plan to enforce a temporary 10% cap on credit card interest rates that President Donald Trump called for in January, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (April 28). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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CFTC Deploys AI Tools to Modernize Market Surveillance
April 28, 2026

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to review registration applications and monitor trading, CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig told CoinDesk in a report published Tuesday (April 28). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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UK Calls on Social Platforms to Crack Down on Finfluencers
April 26, 2026

England’s financial watchdog said social media platforms are not properly policing illegal financial promotions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

Legal & Regulation
CFTC Takes NY State to Court Over Prediction Markets
April 26, 2026

Federal regulators are suing New York State over its enforcement of prediction markets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

Bank Regulation
Paytm Payments Bank Folding After Loss of License
April 26, 2026

Paytm Payments Bank has lost its license following years of regulatory limits on its business. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

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Wisconsin Sues 5 Prediction Markets, Alleging Illegal Sports Betting
April 24, 2026

Wisconsin sued five prediction market platforms and their affiliates Thursday (April 23), alleging that they operate illegal sports betting operations in the state. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Bank Regulation
Banks Can’t Outsource Judgment to Algorithms
April 24, 2026

The growing reliance on automated customer interactions across banks and retailers is now being matched by a change in supervisory expectations, one that places continuous oversight at the center of financial operations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

AML
Treasury Chief Says Smarter AML Starts With Better Identity
April 23, 2026

A Wednesday (April 22) hearing on sanctions and illicit finance placed the machinery of anti-money laundering (AML) under scrutiny, as lawmakers and Treasury officials examined whether existing frameworks are keeping pace with the speed and structure of modern payments. Get the Full Story Complete the...