Tanaya Macheel

Financial institutions are still developing uses for blockchain, with the latest test coming from The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and Hitachi, which are using the technology for issuing, transferring and collecting electronic checks.

Rewards are considered a key driver to get consumers to adopt mobile payments, and Walgreens has tied its loyalty program to Android Pay.

Shopify's already getting a lot of e-commerce business from the U.K., a record of success the Canadian company hopes to extend by offering its point-of-sale and card reader to local merchants, a move that will put it in competition with a variety of companies chasing a market that's poised for growth.

Heather Cox is moving to USAA; female regulators are gaining prominence in the online lending conversation; and asset managers are still fighting sexism at work (but then again, who isn’t?).

Banks have found a novel way to fend off fintech’s plans to take them down: they are funding it. A new report shows corporate venture capital investors, such as those backed by banks, made up nearly a third of funding in the second quarter.

Banks have found a novel way to fend off fintech’s plans to take them down: they are funding it. A new report shows corporate venture capital investors, such as those backed by banks, made up nearly a third of funding in the second quarter.

WesBanco Bank in Wheeling, W.Va., has made instant card issuance available through a technology integration with CPI Card Group.

Visa is bringing its QR-code based mobile payment system to Nigeria this year.

Gavin Michael, head of digital banking for JPMorgan Chase's retail unit, is moving to Citigroup.

Microsoft Wallet has a substantial consumer base, particularly stemming from its gaming business, through there aren't a lot of banks that support its mobile payments technology. The software picked up some bank momentum with this week's addition of PNC.