Bunq, the $1.8 billion European neobank, hopes to secure license for UK expansion this year
PARIS — Dutch digital bank Bunq is hoping it will manage to secure a banking license from U.K. financial regulators…
Trump campaign launches TikTok account as Truth Social stock dips
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign debuted an official account on TikTok on Saturday night, the social media platform facing a…
France is aiming to become a global AI superpower — but not without help from U.S. Big Tech
PARIS — France is touting itself as the next artificial intelligence superpower. The Viva Technology conference in Paris last week…
Argentina’s ‘anarcho capitalist’ Milei meets with Sam Altman, Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai in a bid to spur investment
Argentina President Javier Milei met with leaders of some of the world’s largest tech companies this week, embarking on a…
Fintech targeted by climate skeptics banks $37 million from likes of UBS, CommerzVentures
Swedish climate-focused financial technology startup Doconomy told CNBC on Thursday that it’s raised 34 million euros ($36.9 million) from leading…
BlackRock-backed fintech Trustly says IPO still at least one year out even as profits jump 51%
The boss of Swedish financial technology startup Trustly says an initial public offering for the company is still a year…
DOJ charges Chinese national with operating ‘world’s largest botnet’ that stole $5.9 billion in Covid relief funds
A global malware network responsible for the theft of $5.9 billion in Covid relief funds and tied to other crimes…
Crypto exchange Gemini returns $2.2 billion to users after pausing withdrawals 18 months ago
Customers with funds locked up in crypto exchange Gemini’s defunct crypto lending program are finally going to start getting their…
U.S. court to hear challenges to potential TikTok ban in September
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday set a fast-track schedule to consider the legal challenges to a new law requiring…
Here’s where the last $6 billion in CHIPS Act semiconductor award money is going
The rollout of the Biden administration’s CHIPS Act award money has so far focused on providing major awards for major…
