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Man who claimed to be inventor of bitcoin referred to UK prosecutors for alleged perjury

LONDON — Craig Wright, an Australian man who claimed to be the inventor of bitcoin, was on Tuesday referred to…

Citigroup tops expectations for profit and revenue on strong Wall Street results

Citigroup on Friday posted second-quarter results that topped expectations for profit and revenue on a rebound in Wall Street activity.…

Banks in Synapse mess make progress toward releasing deposits of stranded fintech customers

There may be relief for the thousands of Americans whose savings have been locked in frozen fintech accounts for the…

How thousands of Americans got caught in fintech’s false promise and lost access to bank accounts

When Natasha Craft first got a Yotta banking account in 2021, she loved using it so much she told her…

Revolut CEO confident on UK bank license approval as fintech firm hits record $545 million profit

LONDON — The boss of British financial technology giant Revolut told CNBC he is optimistic about the company’s chances of…

Morgan Stanley wealth advisors are about to get an OpenAI-powered assistant to do their grunt work

Morgan Stanley is pushing further into its adoption of artificial intelligence with a new assistant that is expected to take…

Nearly $109 million in deposits held for fintech Yotta’s customers vanished in Synapse collapse, bank says

Ledgers of the failed fintech middleman Synapse show that nearly all the deposits held for customers of the banking app…

Robotics startup cofounded by Synapse CEO is raising funds with exaggerated claims about GM ties

A humanoid robotics startup cofounded by the CEO of bankrupt fintech firm Synapse has canvassed Silicon Valley investors for funds…

Affirm buy now, pay later loans will be embedded into Apple Pay later this year

Apple device users will soon be able to tap into buy now, pay later loans from Affirm for purchases, the…

Synapse bankruptcy trustee says $85 million of customer savings is missing in fintech meltdown

There is an $85 million shortfall between what partner banks of fintech middleman Synapse are holding and what depositors are…