FinTech

Visa debuts a new product designed to make it safer to pay directly from your bank account

Visa said it plans to launch a dedicated service for bank transfers, skipping credit cards and the traditional direct debit…

Robinhood lets Brits lend shares for extra income in bid to grow international footprint

Online brokerage platform Robinhood on Wednesday launched a share lending program in the U.K. that would allow consumers there to…

The latest hiccup in Trump’s crypto launch: Deleted posts and a hacking claim

The X accounts of two family members of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump appeared to have been hacked Tuesday in…

Trump punts on promise to deliver plan to make U.S. ‘crypto capital of the planet’

On Thursday morning, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told his 90 million followers on X that they would hear his plan to…

Buy now, pay later firm Klarna swings to first-half profit ahead of IPO

Klarna said it posted a profit in the first half of the year, swinging into the black from a loss…

Crypto industry accounts for almost half of corporate donations in 2024 election, report says

As the 2024 U.S. elections reach their home stretch, crypto companies are opening their wallets to try and influence the…

Former FTX exec Ryan Salame seeks to void guilty plea, says feds reneged on deal to end probe of his partner

Ryan Salame, a former top lieutenant at the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, asked a New York federal judge Wednesday to void…

Klarna takes on banks with a personal account and cashback rewards ahead of IPO

Financial technology firm Klarna is pushing deeper into banking with its own checking account-like product and a cashback offering that…

Schumer says a crypto bill can pass Senate this year; key Dems join ‘Crypto4Harris’ call

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that he believes the Senate can realistically pass a bipartisan crypto regulation bill…

Banks face tough new security standards in the EU — their tech suppliers are under scrutiny, too

Financial services companies and their digital technology suppliers are under intense pressure to achieve compliance with strict new rules from…