Miriam Cross

Spiral is a self-described ethical banking app that encourages its customers to give back by letting them manage their charitable donations alongside their checking and savings.

MapleMark Bank in Dallas and the German fintech will let consumers choose from among three types of savings products including automated CD ladders that they can tailor to their own needs.

The New York company is seeding savings accounts offered by the challenger bank Goalsetter as a way to help minority communities as well as use technology to start building long-term relationships with young consumers.

Online and hybrid gatherings last year left shareholders demanding that companies make it easier to join the meetings, ask questions and vote this time around.

The American Fintech Council and the Financial Technology Association say they’ll promote responsible innovation, fair access to financial services and more. Their dozens of members include some of the biggest names in fintech.

Large banks and aggregator sites, like Bankrate, tend to outperform regional and community banks, but smaller institutions can compete by publishing valuable content and creating web pages for individual branches.

Cheese, a new challenger bank aimed at Asian Americans and immigrants to the U.S., has established a fund to support groups that serve communities affected by racist attacks and economic hardship during the pandemic.

Ten companies this week joined the American Fintech Council, which debuted March 3 after the Marketplace Lending Association and Online Lending Policy Institute combined.

The fintech will help these consumers set aside money in a tax-advantaged savings account that won’t jeopardize federal benefits tied to income.

Better Financial offers customers up to $5,000 per year in accident coverage, prescription drug discounts and medical debt negotiation to certain account holders.