Mary Wisniewski

Moven, the digital-only "neobank," is partnering with online lenders as part of an effort to differentiate its services and become its users' go-to app for financial transactions of all sorts. Banks ought to pay close attention to this rebundling effort.

As a recent college graduate, I could have been more engaged with my longer-term financial health had I had today's fintech tools at my disposal.

A startup geared toward the prepaid market thinks it has found a way to effectively bridge the gap between high-touch onboarding and all digital experience: operating like a food truck.

A fintech startup is hoping that a pop-up branch approach will inspire consumers to replace check-cashing services and checking accounts with a mobile app that connects to a prepaid account.

Moven will soon prompt its customers for usernames and passwords only for riskier transactions. By removing the login for most functions, the company aims to drive engagement in an app meant to be used on the go.

For an industry on the precipice of redefining what a bank is and does, there's a disturbing absence of effort to welcome more women.

As the digital era continues to force banks to rethink what and who they are, institutions are increasingly pressured to relay their brand messages to consumers through newer mediums and in emotional ways rather than hard sales pitches.

As U.S. banks wrangle with account-aggregation sites over screen scraping, the U.K. is championing a safer method for sharing data that could transform the way customers interact with financial institutions.

At a time when the financial services industry is moving toward faster payments, a handful of entrepreneurs are looking to narrow the gap between an honest day's work and an honest day's pay.

A handful of entrepreneurs have created apps that let workers, especially those with inconsistent incomes, receive portions of their paychecks before payday. Their emergence underscores how slower payments look out of date in an on-demand world.

Reimaging the digital experience for retail customers has been the rage for several years now, but a handful of companies are turning their attention to rethinking the digital experience for small business deposit accounts.

Eastern Bank's 18-month-old innovation unit, run by startup veterans, is preparing to release its first product as the industry continues to allocate resources to internal tech labs while wondering when and how such efforts will pay off.

Two new apps, Penny and Sense, highlight customers' most pressing and interesting financial information without making them search for it. The apps, inspired by Google Now, come as banks worldwide try to provide more sophisticated mobile features.

The firms on our FinTech Forward Companies to Watch list are trying to help banks sign up mobile customers faster, write more loans, and ensure online users are who they say they are.

On October 1, USAA introduced a new kind of measurement for members: a financial readiness score and advice to improve it. The newest digital feature, which requires members to answer survey questions, represents a nascent trend of companies hoping to compete on the digital financial health battlefront.

Many bank executives share a vision of revamped branches stocked with tablets for sales and service purposes, according to a new report. But first, institutions must overcome numerous IT obstacles.

BB&T has rolled out a digital banking platform that lets customers customize which features appear once they log in. It saves the bank having to decide what to show and what to hide on devices with different screen sizes.

A Nevada firm is trying to make debt collections easier, friendlier and more interesting on a smartphone app designed for the underbanked. The new app, called PaySwag, is being marketed to banks and other companies to foster a more proactive approach to collections.

The bank's new audio series typifies a growing trend of bank brands thinking differently to get consumers' attention and telling stories on ever-more digital mediums as branch traffic keeps declining.

Among other reasons for seeking their own charters, the U.K.'s so-called challenger banks say they need to avoid being beholden to older institutions that can slow down the creative process.