In a speech at the Aspen Security Forum this week, Gary Gensler, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), likened the crypto markets to the Wild West in which investors were not sufficiently protected.

In an eleventh hour announcement, brokerage platform Robinhood, which is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq this week, has disclosed that it’s under investigation by regulators again.

Fidelity Investments, one of the nation’s biggest stock plan administrators, is tapping the toolset of Shoobx – an equity management company – on an equity management solution for private companies of all stages.

Banks are lobbying the Federal Reserve to set strict parameters for fintechs that want access to services provided by the Fed, including its payments system.

Chime, a fintech company that works with partner banks to offer banking services to its customers, is facing scrutiny over 920 complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

In a blow to crypto traders, the Securities and Exchange Commission is holding off approval of the first Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF).

Greenlight, an Atlanta company that offers debit cards and bank accounts for kids, is suing a former Facebook executive who recently began a job at rival startup Step, whose products serve a similar customer group.

Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase CEO, along with bank CEOs of the five other largest banks in the U.S., testified before the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday, May 26. A focus was overdraft fees, which banks continued to charge during the pandemic despite additional flexibility from regulators.

In testimony before the House Financial Services Committee this week, acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu suggested fintech charters may be looked at more closely.

Chime, one of the largest digital banking startups in the U.S., has agreed to stop conflating its offerings with those offered by banks in its marketing and advertising messages, per a March settlement agreement with California regulators.

Despite some components of a privacy class-action lawsuit against Plaid being thrown out last week, some key claims will move forward, forcing the company to defend its data-aggregation practices.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is reportedly about to appoint a former senior Federal Reserve official to the post of acting comptroller of the currency.

US Bank is rolling out a group of specialized products for special-purpose acquisition company sponsors covering trustee administration, investment, and disbursement services.

In the latest indication that the mainstream finance world and crypto ecosystem are coming together, cryptocurrency exchange Binance.US has tapped former banking regulator Brian Brooks as its new CEO, effective May 1.

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-California), who is chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, raised concerns over banking charters for fintech and crypto companies at a subcommittee hearing on the topic this week.