Technology

Klarna, the Sweden-based online lending provider, is changing its name to Klarna Bank, part of a series of recent moves in its market underscoring the rising popularity of instant or installment financing.

Netspend is focusing on "overlooked and emerging segments" to expand its prepaid card services, according to company president Chuck Harris. And it's making some very unconventional alliances along the way.

Europe is debating whether to ban screen scraping, a practice that fintechs count on as a last resort. Innovation is at stake.

Bitcoin’s dramatic surge may be more than just a speculative frenzy. The recent rally is being driven partially by enthusiasts rotating out of riskier digital assets and into the more established cryptocurrency, according to industry executives.

Gift card marketplace provider Raise is launching a mobile wallet for gift cards to turn them into somewhat of an alternative currency.

The advantage of biometrics (what you are) over passwords and PINs (what you know) can be distilled to a single factor — what you know can be easily shared.

Blockchain platform's capital raising is its biggest to date; mutual fund giant now accepts digital currency in its cafeteria as CEO Abigail Johnson embraces it.

Cyber and data security provider Thales e-Security has launched a new version of its hardware security module monitor, which allows network operators to watch activity on numerous modules through a single dashboard.

There are hundreds of millions of users that store credit cards with Google but don’t use Android Devices, giving Google the chance to take advantage of data it already has to improve functionality.

Merlon Intelligence, a startup launching Wednesday, plans to offer banks AI software that will help them with their expensive compliance responsibilities.