FinTech

UK fintech posts 55% jump in profit

The Wise logo displayed on a smartphone screen. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images Wise posted…

Affirm launches buy now, pay later service in the UK

PayPal Inc. co-founder and Affirm’s CEO Max Levchin on center stage during day one of Collision 2019 at Enercare Center…

Jack Dorsey’s Block expands Square Card service to the UK

Marco Bello | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — Block, the payments company owned by tech billionaire Jack Dorsey has launched…

Wise’s billionaire CEO fined £350,000 by regulators over tax issue

Kristo Kaarmann, CEO and co-founder of Wise. Eoin Noonan | Sportsfile | Getty Images LONDON — Kristo Käärmann, the billionaire…

Watch CFPB Director Rohit Chopra speak at DC Fintech Week

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UK to introduce stablecoin law in ‘months’: Circle’s Dante Disparte

Launched in 2018 by crypto firm Circle, USDC is now the second-biggest stablecoin globally, with more than $30 billion worth…

Klarna produces more startups than any other European fintech: Accel

Buy now, pay later firms like Klarna and Block’s Afterpay could be about to face tougher rules in the U.K.…

Robinhood rolls out margin trading in the UK after regulator nod

Tthe Robinhood logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON…

Robinhood debuts Legend for active traders, says futures markets are coming soon

In this photo illustration, the Robinhood Markets, Inc. logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images…

HSBC exec says there’s a lot of AI ‘success theater’ in finance

Big technology companies are betting that a new wave of smaller, more precise AI models will be more effective when…