Better.com CEO Vishal Garg has been met with a wave of criticism this week after laying off 900 employees en masse via a Zoom call.
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John has been in communications since graduating from Creative Communications at Red River College Polytechnic in Winnipeg in 1992. He launched one of Canada's first digital-only local news sites called Winnipeg First in 2007, which led to digital editor postings with the Winnipeg Free Press and Edmonton Journal. In 2012 he joined Bankless Times as managing editor, later becoming president and CEO. He and the Bankless Media co-founders completed a sale and exit in August 2021.
The role of custodians in the institutional cryptocurrency ecosystem can't be underestimated. Digital custody is the key to unlocking crypto spot markets to drive the mass adoption of crypto and digital assets for consumers in a safe and secure way to better meet the requirements of regulators.
Neobank Monzo is back with a stellar fundraise that pushes its valuation up by more than 200 per cent since it last raised cash over a year ago.
The battle lines have been drawn, but which side will back down first is still to be decided. Now in...
Fintech startup Klarna is launching a desktop browser extension that provides many of the features that you can find in the company’s mobile app — but on your computer. In addition to the ability to manage your Klarna payments, the extension automatically applies coupon codes when you’re on a checkout page. Klarna has acquired Piggy...
The OCC has been working with the CFPB to reform and eliminate overdraft fees in banking, Michael J. Hsu, head of the OCC stated Wednesday.
The card network's new cryptocurrency advisory service aims to help financial institutions catch up with companies like Square and PayPal by spotting opportunities to support stablecoins, nonfungible tokens and central bank digital currencies.
The proceeds will support Silvergate’s network that facilitates cryptocurrency transactions and a leveraged lending product that provides loans collateralized by bitcoin.
When Kabbage stopped lending in the Spring of 2020, many assumed they would pick up where they left off when they were acquired by American Express. Not quite. Since the deal in August 2020, Kabbage had been repurposed as a checking account service. On Wednesday, however, Kabbage finally announced a return to funding. “Kabbage from...
Blockchain-based Figure Technologies has unveiled Figure Equity Solutions, which allows private companies to raise, manage and trade equity on the same platform.