Apple Card holders can now sign up for a high-yield savings accountApple is diving deeper into personal finance.By J. Fingas, 04.17.2023
Apple Card users can soon sign up for a 'high-yield' savings accountIt's unclear just how high of an interest rate Apple will be offering, however.By J. Fingas, 10.13.2022
Mastercard wants to make crypto purchases less riskyCrypto Secure is meant to boost trust in digital assets.By J. Fingas, 10.04.2022
Hitting the Books: How Southeast Asia's largest bank uses AI to fight financial fraudMachine learning is streamlining traditional, rules-based money laundering investigations.By A. Tarantola, 09.25.2022
Kenya will start regulating lending appsApp makers have six months to get licenses.By J. Fingas, 12.07.2021
Robinhood CEO's plan for the future sounds a lot like a bankHe said he wants the trading platform to become 'the single money app' people need.By K. Bell, 07.29.2021
Apple clarifies how Apple Card Family sharing will workA new support document lays down the ground rules for co-ownership and participants.By S. Shah, 05.07.2021
The UK is considering starting a digital currencyThe Bank of England says the virtual money would co-exist with physical cash.By S. Shah, 04.19.2021
Mobile-first bank Simple is shutting downIf you're a customer, you'll be migrated to the BBVA USA app.By I. Bonifacic, 01.07.2021
Venmo's mobile app can now cash your checksYou don't have to use your bank's app to make a deposit.By J. Fingas, 01.04.2021
Google teams up with Citibank on mobile-first accountsExpect other financial institutions to unveil their Plex offerings too.By C. Low, 11.18.2020
Capital One fined $80 million over 2019 data breachThis is despite the breach hurting 100 million people in the US.By J. Fingas, 08.09.2020
Six banks are using Google Pay for digital bank accounts in the USGoogle Pay will be the main way customers interact with these banks.By N. Ingraham, 08.03.2020
Samsung Money is a debit card tied to Samsung PayIt's challenging Apple and Google in the virtual banking world.By J. Fingas, 05.27.2020
Ukraine catches hacker who tried to sell 773 million stolen email addressesLaw enforcement confiscated equipment with two terabytes of stolen info.By C. Fisher, 05.19.2020
Samsung will introduce an 'innovative' debit card this summerIt wants to go where Apple, Google and others are going.By J. Fingas, 05.07.2020
Google is reportedly working on a smart debit cardIt would be Android's closest parallel to the Apple Card.By J. Fingas, 04.17.2020
Apple Card holders can defer April payments, tooYou'll still have to opt in to avoid paying this month.By J. Fingas, 04.01.2020
Opera accused of offering predatory loans through Android apps (updated)This appears to directly violate Google's policies.By J. Fingas, 01.19.2020
Tech companies won’t become banks, but they’ll pretend toApple, Google and the rest don't want to make money on banking.By D. Cooper, 11.18.2019