House Republicans form panel to shape crypto policyThe subcommittee plans to set rules and foster the technology.By J. Fingas, 01.13.2023
Apple Pay illegally profited by walling off contactless payments, lawsuit allegesIowa's Affinity Credit Union, the plaintiff, is accusing Apple of anti-competitive behavior. By A. Khalid, 07.18.2022
PayPal's credit card will offer up to three percent cashbackLike Apple Card, the PayPal Cashback Mastercard has no annual fee.By K. Holt, 04.05.2022
Apple buys UK-based open banking startup Credit KudosThe deal could be a precursor to Apple Card's arrival in Europe.By K. Holt, 03.23.2022
You can now use PayPal to send money to users in UkraineThe payment platform is temporarily waiving transaction fees for Ukraine customers. By A. Khalid, 03.17.2022
Robinhood opens cryptocurrency wallet to beta testersThe company expects to enroll 10,000 people in the test by March. By I. Bonifacic, 01.21.2022
Robinhood will start testing crypto wallets next monthThe company expects the feature to roll out to everyone sometime next year.By I. Bonifacic, 09.22.2021
PayPal acquires buy now, pay later provider PaidyThe Japanese company has 4.3 million active accounts. By S. Dent, 09.08.2021
PayPal may offer a stock-trading platform in the USThe company recently hired the co-founder of an online brokerage firm to explore the idea.By I. Bonifacic, 08.30.2021
PayPal ups its weekly cryptocurrency buy limit to $100,000It's also ditching the $50,000 annual limit.By S. Shah, 07.16.2021
El Salvador becomes the first country to approve Bitcoin as legal currencyOfficials voted by a majority to pass the cryptocurrency law.By S. Shah, 06.09.2021
The Cash app's parent company is now running its own bankSquare Financial Services will focus on financing for Square sellers in the US.By R. Lawler, 03.01.2021
Opera's new online shopping cashback service is built directly into its browserThe new feature is currently available in Spain.By S. Shah, 02.17.2021
Visa abandons $5.3 billion acquisition after DOJ objectionsThe company says it would have taken too long to resolve litigation.By I. Bonifacic, 01.12.2021
Samsung's Pay Card will be a 'true digital wallet' for its UK phone ownersThe UK-based product will link all your bank and loyalty cards in one place.By R. England, 06.24.2020
Visa acquires fintech startup used by Venmo, CoinBase for $5.3 billionPlaid’s API lets apps connect to users’ bank accounts.By C. Fisher, 01.13.2020
New York sues US treasury for allowing fintechs to become banksNY doesn't want financial tech firms going nationwide without the need for state licenses.By S. Shah, 09.17.2018
Square's Cash app now supports direct deposits for paychecksNow you can use your hard-earned cash to buy bitcoin directly... if you want.By R. England, 03.08.2018
EU raids banks over attempts to block financial tech rivalsOfficials are worried that banks are denying access to your account info.By J. Fingas, 10.08.2017
HSBC trialling app that automates your savingsYou can tell the SmartSave app to punish you for buying something you shouldn't.By J. Rigg, 12.05.2016