FinTech

SEC sues ethereum company Consensys, expanding industrywide crackdown

SEC sues ethereum company Consensys, expanding industrywide crackdown

Albert Wagner

Joseph Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum and CEO of blockchain firm ConsenSys. Riccardo Savi | Getty Images for Concordia Summit Crypto ...

UK BNPL fintech Zilch raises 5 million, sees IPO within 2 years

UK BNPL fintech Zilch raises $125 million, sees IPO within 2 years

John Ray

Zilch CEO Phil Belamant. Zilch LONDON — British fintech firm Zilch said Wednesday it’s raised $125 million in debt financing ...

Inside latest crypto firm paying billions to end legal troubles

Inside latest crypto firm paying billions to end legal troubles

Albert Wagner

South Korean authorities are seeking the arrest of Do Kwon, co-founder and chief executive officer of Terraform Labs. His company ...

CleverCards, a configurable payments startup, raises .6 million

CleverCards, a configurable payments startup, raises $8.6 million

John Ray

Miragec | Moment | Getty Images A startup that uses technology to stop employees from abusing corporate expenses just raised ...

Mastercard to phase out card entry for e-commerce by 2030 in Europe

Mastercard to phase out card entry for e-commerce by 2030 in Europe

John Ray

Roberto Machado Noa/ LightRocket via Getty Images LONDON — The experience of paying for products and services online could feel ...

Binance ex-CEO Changpeng Zhao begins prison sentence in California

Binance ex-CEO Changpeng Zhao begins prison sentence in California

John Ray

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, center, departs federal court in Seattle on April 30, 2024. Jason Redmond | AFP | ...

UBS backs  million round for climate fintech startup Doconomy

UBS backs $37 million round for climate fintech startup Doconomy

Albert Wagner

From left to right: Johan Pihl, Doconomy’s chief creative officer and co-founder, and Mathias Wikstrom, chief executive officer and co-founder. ...

Customers say they can’t access funds

Customers say they can’t access funds

Mickey Vernon

Sarinyapinngam | Istock | Getty Images A dispute between a fintech startup and its banking partners has ensnared potentially millions ...

Uniswap fights back against SEC as the ethereum crackdown continues

Uniswap fights back against SEC as the ethereum crackdown continues

Albert Wagner

For years, the Securities and Exchange Commission has been cracking down on the crypto sector writ large, but in the ...

Klarna says 90% of its employees are using generative AI daily

Klarna says 90% of its employees are using generative AI daily

John Ray

Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images Swedish financial technology company Klarna said Tuesday that nearly 9 ...