All articles by Eric Johansson

Eric Johansson

Eric is the fintech editor at Verdict. You can reach him on eric.johansson@globaldata.com.

Fintech layoffs continue with digital bank Chime cutting 12% of staff

First Chime had to stop calling itself a bank, now it has to axe 12% of its staff.

Cover Genius bags $70m Series D amidst insurtech investment drop

Money seems to be drying out in the insurtech industry after the Covid-19 boom.

What fintech experts hate that you get wrong about embedded finance

Embedded finance is one of the most promising areas of fintech, but experts are tired of people getting things wrong about it.

SEC catches up with Kim Kardashian: Reality star fined $1.26m for cryptocurrency promotion

The Keeping Up With the Kardashian star paid the fine to “get this matter behind her”.

Let’s not get physical: The bank of the future is digital and cashless

The bank of the future is digital and cashless, according market watchers.

Is this the end of buy-now-pay-later?

Analysts warn that the buy-now-pay-later industry only has a small window of time to save itself.

“Shoot now, pay later”: Fintech has become the latest gun control battleground

Fintech firms have found themselves at the centre of the US gun control debate.

Fintech startup Ledgy bags $22m in Series B round

Ledgy wants to remove the headache of equity management for startups.

White House orders SEC to “aggressively pursue” cryptocurrency firms and introduces framework for new rules

Joe Biden’s White House has presented the framework for new cryptocurrency rules.

New Bitstamp CEO isn’t worried about the cryptocurrency winter

Bitstamp boss says bitcoin is not a security as cryptocurrency winter drags on.