Opinions

Moving to an open banking system comes with both costs and benefits that each bank will need to weigh before diving in.

Buyers are researching payment options, and choosing suppliers accordingly, says MSTS' Brandon Spear.

The fintech community was both surprised and energized by recent news that Visa has agreed to acquire Plaid, one of the nation’s largest fintech platforms for financial data analytics.

The new group should look at protecting consumer data and how nonprime financial consumers are treated through new regulations.

Banks in the U.S. should take note of these requirements before opening their systems to third-party developers.

Small and midsize businesses often struggle to manage their cash, requiring new means to move funds, said Finsync's Eddie Davis.

Having grown up with smartphones in hand, these digital natives crave high speed and instant results, says Wirecard's Susanne Steidl.

The acquisition will vastly expand Visa's platform, giving it nearly Amazon-like influence.

The ransomware attack chain uses a number of methods to infect an organization's systems, which can easily bypass an entire organizational security framework in seconds, according to Exabeam's Richard Cassidy

Stable coins will extract value amid the volatility of cryptocurrency valuations, argues Bolt Global's Christel Quek.