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Addleshaw Goddard to offer free legal service to handpicked fintech startups

Addleshaw Goddard to offer free legal service to handpicked fintech startups

London law firm Addleshaw Goddard is the latest legal group to tap the expanding fintech scene with the launch of a programme valued at £500,000 in free legal advice and mentoring services to 16 top startups.

08 November 2016

Company update/Legal

Clifford Chance applies AI to unearth legal implications of financial regs

International Law firm Clifford Chance LLP is working with Neota Logic Ltd, providers of intelligent software for legal and compliance, to develop automated solutions for assessing the impacts of regulatory rule changes on financial institutions.

03 November 2016

Law firm offers free legal services to London fintech startups

Law firm offers free legal services to London fintech startups

Top law firm Slaughter and May is looking to build relationships within the UK fintech scene by giving 10 startups free legal services worth tens of thousands of pounds.

31 October 2016

Company update/Legal

RBC gets Canadian patent for Thor smart order router

Thor technology, a smart order router that significantly enhances investors' ability to access liquidity in the market and receive the best prices and execution, has been granted a patent in Canada by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office.

27 October 2016

Ecuador bank gets nod to proceed with suit against Wells Fargo over Swift heist

Ecuador bank gets nod to proceed with suit against Wells Fargo over Swift heist

Wells Fargo has failed to convince a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it by an Ecuadorian bank in connection with a $12 million theft made over the Swift network.

19 October 2016

Facebook co-founder Saverin sued over Jumio bankruptcy

Facebook co-founder Saverin sued over Jumio bankruptcy

Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is being sued by a shareholder in Jumio over alleged “misrepresentations and ineptitude” related to the digital ID verification outfit's bankruptcy filing earlier this year.

12 October 2016

UK cops arrest ATM malware suspect in Romania

UK cops arrest ATM malware suspect in Romania

London police have arrested a man in Romania in connection with a malware attack on ATMs which resulted in the theft of more than £1.5 million.

06 October 2016

Former CommBank IT exec faces US fraud charges

Former CommBank IT exec faces US fraud charges

A former senior IT executive at CommBank who has pleaded guilty to bribery in Australia is now facing similar charges in the US, according to press reports.

30 September 2016

US judge says Bitcoin is money

US judge says Bitcoin is money

A US judge has ruled that Bitcoin is a type of money, rejecting the efforts of a defendant to get charges related to his involvement with a virtual currency exchange dismissed.

20 September 2016

£14 billion lawsuit against MasterCard edges closer to UK courts

£14 billion lawsuit against MasterCard edges closer to UK courts

Lawyers handling a £14 billion class action lawsuit against MasterCard have handed in a 600-page sheaf of documents to the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) in the UK in support of allegations that the card scheme imposed "illegal" interchange fees that were ultimately borne by UK consumers.

09 September 2016

Company update/Legal

Lords Committee to hear evidence on what Brexit will mean for UK financial sector

On Wednesday 7 September 2016, leading academics and industry experts will give evidence on the impact of Brexit on the UK’s financial services to the House of Lords EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee.

05 September 2016

Russian MP's son convicted of card hacking

Russian MP's son convicted of card hacking

The son of a Russian lawmaker has been convicted in a US court of the theft and sale of millions of credit card numbers.

26 August 2016

R3 blockchain consortium sheds light on Concord project

R3 blockchain consortium sheds light on Concord project

The bank-backed R3 CEV blockchain consortium has filed its first patent application, shedding light on Corda, the software that will be central to its shared ledger project, which could begin rolling out within months.

24 August 2016

Teenager avoids conviction for CommBank DDoS attack

Teenager avoids conviction for CommBank DDoS attack

A teenage hacker who knocked out Commonwealth Bank of Australia's online services as part of a cyber-campaign against a host of websites has avoided conviction.

19 August 2016

Police arrest Sage staffer over data breach

Police arrest Sage staffer over data breach

Police have arrested a Sage employee in connection with a data breach at the accounting and payroll software provider that may have compromised the bank account details of employees at 230 UK companies.

18 August 2016

US Marshals to auction off $1.6m in Bitcoin

US Marshals to auction off $1.6m in Bitcoin

The United States Marshals Service is set to auction off 2700 Bitcoin, currently worth around $1.6 million, that were obtained during various cases related to the Silk Road dark web marketplace.

09 August 2016

Brexit: What does it mean for derivative contracts?

Brexit: What does it mean for derivative contracts?

Simon Leifer, partner at D2 Legal Technology, says financial firms should not underestimate the time and effort that will be needed to check their legal and derivatives contracts to ensure that they are not caught out by the effects of Britain's exit from the European Union.

08 August 2016

Gang members jailed for blowing up ATMs

Gang members jailed for blowing up ATMs

Members of a gang which blew up a series of cash machines across Aberdeenshire in Scotland, stealing more than £130,000, have been given long prison sentences.

05 August 2016

JPMorgan settles debit card suit brought by ex-inmates

JPMorgan settles debit card suit brought by ex-inmates

JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay nearly half a million dollars to settle a class action lawsuit brought by former prisoners who claimed that the bank was ripping them off with debit card fees.

04 August 2016

Yakuza arrested over massive ATM heist

Yakuza arrested over massive ATM heist

Japanese police have arrested 11 men, including a Yakuza, in connection with the theft of Yen1.8 billion ($17.3 million) from cash machines across the country in a co-ordinated two-hour raid in May.

04 August 2016