Jack Dorsey’s Square is testing a new free stock trading service
Jack Dorsey’s Square already lets customers buy and sell Bitcoin on its popular Cash App. Soon, it may let them buy and...
European fintechs escape troubles afflicting established banks
When Swedish banking firm Klarna became Europe’s most valuable financial technology startup last week, it was only the latest sign that...
Mastercard buys Nets unit for $3.19b in largest deal
Mastercard Inc. agreed to buy a payments platform owned by Denmark-based Nets for 2.85 billion euros ($3.19 billion), using its...
Former Amazon worker is accused in cloud hack of Capital One
Capital One Financial said data from about 100 million people in the U.S. was illegally accessed after prosecutors accused a...
Goldman Sachs explores creating a digital coin like JPMorgan’s
David Solomon may take a leaf out of Jamie Dimon’s book by exploring a digital coin for payments. Goldman Sachs...
Facebook wants its cryptocurrency to one day rival the greenback
Facebook Inc. unveiled plans for a new cryptocurrency that the social-media giant hopes will one day trade on a global...
Facebook could be for crypto what AOL was for internet adoption
Facebook Inc., a centralized corporate giant with a history of customer data use controversies, is an unlikely candidate for bringing...
Startup Brex is raising money at a valuation above $2 billion
Just two years after it was founded, Brex Inc. is close to securing new funding at a valuation north of...
Silicon Valley’s Plaid heads to the U.K., undeterred by Brexit
Fintech startup Plaid Inc. is expanding its footprint into the U.K., a region it believes could eventually match the U.S....
A WhatsApp Rumor Challenges a Challenger Bank
It was only a matter of time before confidence in the financial system would be tested by false information on...
