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Unit’s banking-as-a-service platform is getting into the charge card game

If the banking-as-a-service fintech Unit does its job right, it will be ubiquitous among businesses and simultaneously have a name unknown to the end user. The company gives companies a way to embed financial services into their product — and after already launching debit cards, Unit is officially breaking into the charge card game. Unit…

Twitter faces privacy scrutiny over claims it fails GDPR

Elon Musk’s Twitter is no longer meeting criteria that allows it to claim Ireland as its main establishment under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), according to TechCrunch. Many tech companies with customers in Europe use a GDPR one-stop shop (OSS), allowing them to streamline admin by “being able to engage exclusively with a…

Goldman Sachs reportedly paid a $12 million settlement to a female partner who complained the bank mistreats and underpays women

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon has made no bones of his desire to get staffers back to the office. Michael Kovac / Getty Images Goldman Sachs paid a female partner $12 million to settle claims of sexism and mistreatment towards women, according to Bloomberg.  The partner’s complaint reportedly alleged that male execs, including CEO David…

Why corporate leaders like Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, and Evan Spiegel are all apologizing for the massive layoffs at their companies

Layoffs and hiring freezes are sweeping the nation across industries, from automotive to big tech. Reza Estakhrian/Getty Images Massive layoffs are happening at companies like Twitter, Amazon, and Meta. CEOs are publicly taking the blame, some saying they grew their companies too quickly. “The best CEOs know that they are accountable for this,” a tech…