All articles by Eric Johansson

Eric Johansson

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

Bitstamp CEO is out after short term in charge

Bitstamp has a new CEO, barely 18 months after Julian Sawyer took on the role

Fintech experts unsurprised that Klarna will report users to credit scoring agencies

Klarna won’t be the only buy-now-pay-later business reporting your shopping to credit agencies, experts say

CTO Talk: Q&A with Adam Clarke of Fnality

The Fnality CTO reveals why blockchain is not just about bitcoin and NFTs, but so much more

How bad is bitcoin really for the environment?

Bitcoin uses as much electricity as Thailand, but does that really mean it’s bad for the environment?

Crypto industry hit back against EU plans to end cryptocurrency anonymity

The EU wants to put an end cryptocurrency anonymity but blockchain bros are having none of it

SEON nets $94m Series B on the back of rising fraud threats

Fraud prevention startup SEON has bagged a new funding round, but don’t expect it to be the last regtech to do so

Meta’s at it again: Zuck Bucks is the successor to Diem no one asked for

Despite Diem’s implosion earlier this year, Meta is rumoured to be launching new payment tokens called Zuck Bucks

“Hype is not enough”: Fintech community weighs in on Fast collapse

Fintech leaders remain unconvinced as Fast CEO claims collapsed startup was a trailblazer.

The competition will pay for this later: Klarna completes PriceRunner deal

Klarna muscles in on Google and Amazon’s territory with completion of PriceRunner acquisition.

Brite CEO: “Tech definitely has a diversity issue”

Lena Hackelöer is the only female member of the Klarna Mafia and believes that’s a huge problem