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Fintech unicorn Zepz to lay off 200 employees, sources say

Mark Lenhard, CEO of U.K.-based remittances platform Zepz. Lukas Schulze | Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images LONDON —…

Fintech GoCardless halves loss, targets full-year profit by 2026

Hiroki Takeuchi, co-founder and CEO of GoCardless. Zed Jameson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Financial technology unicorn GoCardless more than…

Crypto execs see US passing crypto laws this year under Trump

FRANCE – 2025/01/20: In this photo illustration, Trump Meme , Trump the Crypto president, is seen displayed on a smartphone…

Latin American Stripe rival dLocal acquires UK payments license

DLocal is one of Latin America’s most prominent payment players. It specializes in cross-border payments for emerging markets such as…

VCs say tech investing is ‘tough’ amid IPO lull and ‘nuts’ AI hype

Edith Yeung, general partner at Race Capital, and Larry Aschebrook, founder and managing partner of G Squared, speak during a…

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…

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…

SAP CEO urges Europe not to regulate AI, says will put region behind

Christian Klein, Co-CEO of German software and cloud computing giant SAP, speaks during a press conference to present SAP’s financial…

Dutch neobank Bunq goes on hiring spree, targeting digital nomads, as other fintechs slash jobs

Dutch challenger bank Bunq told CNBC that it plans to grow its global headcount by 70% this year to over…

Lawmakers push to revive low-income broadband subsidy as providers pivot

Internet service providers including Charter, Verizon and Comcast are shifting customers away from the Affordable Connectivity Program, an expired federal…