Jelena McWilliams, chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. Al …
Hong Kong’s start-ups excel in fintech, e-commerce and logistics, sectors that are in high demand in Southeast Asia. The region’s large unbanked population and fragmented logistics networks present significant opportunities …
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Financial technology startup Nium told CNBC Wednesday it raised $50 million in new funds from investors, and is targeting an initial …
Core Scientific’s 104 megawatt Bitcoin mining data center in Marble, North Carolina Carey McKelvey AUSTIN — For five years, bitcoin miner Core Scientific has quietly been diversifying out of mining …
The latest €17 million funding brings Bcas’s total raised to €25m, for the fintech platform dedicated to helping students access higher education without financial barriers. The platform offers a flexible …
Dutch digital bank Bunq is plotting re-entry into the U.K. to tap into a “large and underserved” market of some 2.8 million British “digital nomads.” Pavlo Gonchar | Sopa Images …
Trustly CEO Johan Tjarnberg. Trustly The boss of Swedish financial technology startup Trustly says an initial public offering for the company is still a year or two away from happening, …
Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images When Adam Moelis co-founded a fintech startup named Yotta in 2019, he wanted to give Americans a new way to save money to …
Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, center, departs federal court in Seattle on April 30, 2024. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Binance’s billionaire founder Changpeng Zhao has reported to a …
Spanish luxury fashion brand Balenciaga’s latest offering is a 4,700 yuan (US$650) T-shirt in collaboration with Chinese mobile payment platform Alipay, sparking discussions and chaff on Chinese social media. The …