Will Hernandez

Though synthetic identity fraud is down across the industry, there's been an uptick in such attacks targeting credit unions.

A combination of mutual and clashing interests has driven many players — credit unions, big banks, community banks and fintechs — to offer high-interest, digital-only savings and checking.

Sunil Chandra's job will be to guide the fintech's international expansion. It says 12 banks are using its small-business lending platform, including three in the United States.

A combination of mutual and clashing interests has driven many players — big banks, community banks, credit unions and fintechs — to offer high-interest, digital-only savings and checking.

The company will use the funds to increase research and development efforts as well as expand its global presence.

Surety's first online bank, booyah, is aimed at college students and young grads.

TransferWise once marketed itself as Robin Hood-style rival to banks. Now it sees itself as an ally.

Digital-first lenders more than doubled their market share in the last four years, according to a report by Experian.

It is the bank’s second big gift to the nonprofit Financial Health Network in recent years, with this one earmarked for a financial solutions lab.

The app, which started with mobile gaming, will now integrate itself with some of the most popular video games on the market such as Fortnite.

Increased adoption of The Clearing House’s faster payments system could put pressure on community banks and credit unions awaiting the launch of the Fed’s competing service, FedNow.

The mortgage industry has put more emphasis on organizing data in a digital manner and presenting it in an easily digestible format.

MoneyLion and Varo say familiarity with existing customers — whom they already offer savings, investment and personal finance products — will help them make smart credit decisions.

The bank's innovation arm is developing a mobile-only account for gig-economy workers, and a real estate service to help companies analyze the long-term viability of properties.

Donald Wetzel, the man who devised the first U.S. cash dispenser, says automated tellers will always exist — even as they evolve beyond their initial purpose.

Charging customers $40 for a $10 overdraft “makes no mathematical sense,” Chime CEO Chris Britt says in a critique of traditional banks.

NorthOne's U.S. launch joins other app providers hoping to attract entrepreneurs and freelancers with features such as real-time insights into cash flow.

AvidXchange is expanding its outreach to lenders with its purchase of BankTEL, which currently does business with 20% of U.S. banks.

The Independent Community Bankers of America provided seed funding for Teslar Software, which supplies community banks with a platform to manage data from different internal systems.

Bond Financial Technologies' platform is designed for community and regional banks seeking fintech expertise.