Tanaya Macheel

Identity management software company BioConnect is partnering with biometric security technology startup and Wells Fargo incubator participant EyeVerify on authentication services that includes eye scans and vein recognition.

Payworks, a payments technology services company, has launched a cloud-based payment infrastructure for processing in-person payments.

Symbiont, a developer of software for self-executing smart contracts, has hired Wall Street veteran Caitlin Long as president and chairman.

India is bringing peer-to-peer payments to the country through 21 banks, including Axis Bank, Icici and Yes Bank.

TerraPay, a mobile-first international remittance company based in Amsterdam, has acquired Pay2Global, a U.K.-based money transfer service.

Banks are playing a more active role in the next phase of fintech, both as investors and partners, says David Sica, partner at venture capital firm Nyca. That change is shaping how the firm looks at new investments.

Banks are playing a more active role in the next phase of fintech, both as investors and partners, says David Sica, partner at venture capital firm Nyca. That change is shaping how the firm looks at new investments.

Technology can be an excellent tool for solving problems, like the confidence gap in salary negotiations, which one startup is addressing. Research shows bots can fully oust millions of full-time workers from their jobs and Christine Duhaime says women in banking will lose if they don't step up to the opportunity. Also, Maureen Sherry, former Goldman banker Shauna Mei and Sam Polk talk about life after Wall Street.

The Near Field Communication (NFC) payment rings Visa launched at the Rio Olympics earlier this year are now available to the general public.

R3 CEV, a consortium of several of the largest global banks focused on blockchain, filed its first patent on Tuesday: a distributed ledger platform designed to manage financial agreements between regulated financial institutions.