February 27, 2026
Federal Agency Vows to Fight States Over Prediction Market Crackdown
Imagine placing a bet on whether LeBron James will retire this year. But instead of doing it through a sportsbook, you do it on a federally regulated financial exchange. That’s the basic idea...
February 27, 2026
This Week in Stablecoins: FinTech, Big Tech and Regulation
Stablecoins are out there; now they just need to work. The next phase for stablecoins may focus less on issuance and more on interoperability in practice. Get the Full Story...
February 26, 2026
Block Slashes Staff as Primary Banking Actives Jump 22% to...
Block’s massive staff cuts dominated the news surrounding its fourth quarter earnings release and conference call Thursday (Feb. 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
February 26, 2026
The Digital Fairness Act: A New Layer in the EU’s...
This article analyzes the proposed EU Digital Fairness Act and its place within the already dense EU digital rulebook. The authors argue that while the initiative seeks to address dark...
February 26, 2026
Online Consumer Protection: Some Perspectives from Law and Economics
This essay traces the evolution of online consumer protection from the opening of the Internet to commerce in the mid-1990s through to the challenges posed by artificial intelligence, arguing that...
February 20, 2026
Square Builds Out App Marketplace Ahead of Block’s Earnings Report
Global business platform Square continues to expand its partner ecosystem and now has almost 1,000 partners in its Square App Marketplace and its Square Specialists directory, the company said in...
February 20, 2026
FTC, State Regulators Step Up Scrutiny of Data Collected From...
Federal regulators are intensifying scrutiny of how automakers collect, use and monetize data generated by connected vehicles, with geolocation and driver behavior information emerging as the focal point of enforcement....
February 20, 2026
SoFi and Square Show Why Bank Charters Matter Now
A FinTech can launch a polished banking app in months, but becoming a bank can take years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
February 19, 2026
Market Power and Governance Power: New Tools for Antitrust Enforcement...
This Article advances a new framework for digital-age antitrust enforcement by integrating measures of market concentration (such as the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index) with novel metrics of governance concentration (the Nakamoto coefficient...
The “2021 New Merchant Business Models Playbook,” done in collaboration with American Express, details how SMBs are innovating their business and payments models as they prepare for the new year.