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'FinAccelerate Empowered by Jones Day' announces selected cohort companies for 2022

The global law firm Jones Day today announced the admission of 21 cohort companies that will participate in its FinAccelerate Empowered by Jones Day accelerator program taking place October 25-27.

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Leeds Building Society launches Redemption Statement Service via the LMS Secure Link portal

LMS, the UK’s leading conveyancer and panel management specialist, today announces that Leeds Building Society, the UK’s fifth largest building society, is launching with LMS Secure Link.

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Jury convicts two former JPMorgan traders of widespread market manipulation

A federal jury in the Northern District of Illinois convicted two former precious metals traders at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan) today of fraud, attempted price manipulation, and spoofing in a multi-year market manipulation scheme of precious metals futures contracts that spanned over eight years and involved thousands of unlawful trading sequences.

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Nstart secures credit institution license

Swedish fintech Nstart has been granted a license to operate as a credit institution by the Swedish Financial Services Authority. The license will allow Nstart to offer both deposits and lending and give more Europeans the opportunity to free themselves from over-indebtedness.

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Binance hires former US deputy attorney as general counsel

Binance, the global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, today announced the appointment of Joshua Eaton, former Deputy U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of California, as Deputy General Counsel.

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Nacha offers guidance on contractual consideration for voice-driven payments

Nacha's Payments Innovation Alliance has created a legal and risk mitigation resource guide for financial institutions seeking to implement voice payments capabilities and applications (skills) through smart devices, such as the Amazon Echo and Google Nest.

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Baker McKenzie launches Fintech Counsel Fund

We are launching the Fintech Counsel Fund to provide practical support to three carefully selected fintech companies as they seek to make their mark in the fintech industry.

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Ashurst announces Fintech Legal Labs 2022 cohort

Global law firm Ashurst announces the 16 FinTechs and GreenTechs who have been selected as the next cohort of FinTech Legal Labs.

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Qolo appoints Steve Zelinger general counsel

Qolo, the omnichannel payments platform for Fintech, today announced the appointment of its first General Counsel, veteran attorney Steve Zelinger.

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Viola Money enters administration

On 21 December 2021, a special administration order was made by the Court, in relation to Viola Money (Europe) Limited, under the 2021 Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency Regulations.

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Ashurst invites applications for fintech legal labs accelerator

Global law firm Ashurst is calling for FinTechs and GreenTechs to apply to the next cohort of the FinTech Legal Labs, a business accelerator programme aimed at enabling FinTech businesses to gain insight into legal issues affecting their business, as well as accessing the firm's network of corporate clients, leading financial institutions, investors and potential partners.

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Crypto Fraud and Asset Recovery network launched

A group of legal industry professionals comprising lawyers, barristers, forensic accountants, corporate intelligence and asset recovery experts have launched CFAAR – the ‘Crypto Fraud and Asset Recovery’ network, bringing together some of the world’s leading names in crypto disputes and advisory with the purpose of developing and sharing best practice in this rapidly evolving sphere and placing the UK and common law jurisdictions at centre stage for global crypto dispute resolution.

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Broadridge names Keir Gumbs chief legal officer

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR), a global Fintech leader, today announced that Keir Gumbs has been appointed Chief Legal Officer, effective July 27, 2021.

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New UK rules published to enable rapid resolution of blockchain and crypto legal disputes

The UK Jurisdiction Taskforce of LawtechUK, chaired by Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls, has today published its Digital Dispute Resolution Rules designed to enable faster and more cost effective resolutions to legal disputes relating to novel digital technology such as crypto assets, smart contracts, and blockchain applications, and foster confidence amongst businesses in the adoption of these technologies.

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BitPay joins Square-founded crypto patent effort

BitPay, the world’s largest provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services, today announced a partnership with the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) to share open source projects and use a shared patent library.

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ClauseMatch graduates from TechNation LawTech Sandbox Pilot

ClauseMatch has become one of the five innovative tech pioneers to successfully complete the Lawtech Sandbox, by LawtechUK - the government-backed initiative within Tech Nation.

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Wirex wins trademark infringement cases

Brown Rudnick client Wirex, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency payment platforms, has been successful in its High Court trade mark infringement claim against Cryptocarbon Global Ltd, Cryptocarbon UK Ltd and Bee-One UK Ltd, in respect of their unauthorised use of Wirex’s registered trade mark, CRYPTOBACK.

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Broadridge LTX gets patent on AI-powered RFX trading protocol

Empowering broker-dealers and institutional investors to better connect and trade corporate bonds digitally, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global Fintech leader, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted LTX, a Broadridge company, U.S. Patent No.10922773.

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MoneyGram faces class action lawsuit over XRP claims

Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces it has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of MoneyGram International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGI) between June 17, 2019 and February 22, 2021, inclusive (the “Class Period”).

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Law Squared joins FinTech Australia

Innovative NewLaw firm Law Squared has joined FinTech Australia as an ecosystem partner.

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