The payment processor Worldpay was originally supposed to be publicly traded. By taking the unit private and retaining a stake, FIS can remain competitive n merchant services.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to wipe out $9 billion a year in consumer costs by cutting credit card late fees to just $8. But consumer complaints about late fees remain low, and experts say that's because many first-time late fees are forgiven.

The top three fintech investors in the ranking have 42 combined VC investments at the end of Q1 2023.

AI and machine learning are the future of banking and financial services. Regulators and policymakers need to keep the pace.

A challenge to the SEC's use of administrative law judges could have big implications for bank regulators. The FDIC, Fed, OCC and CFPB could be forced to go to federal court in cases that would otherwise be handled in-house.

Michigan State University Federal Credit Union and its peers are streamlining branch design and staffing to improve customer service while managing the rising costs of real estate and construction.

Few large banks fully support the Spanish language. Those making the effort, including U.S. Bank and Square, could better reach a fast-growing population.

Byline Bancorp completed its acquisition of Inland Bancorp on time, avoiding the kind of regulatory delays that have dampened bank M&A activity for the past 18 months.

Synthetic fraud — which combines real and false identifying information — has been a niche variety of identity theft for some time. But recent advancements in artificial intelligence and people's access to it might bring it into the mainstream in a big way.

Banks know what they're looking for. Here are key ways to show them that you can bring it to the table.

The Supreme Court's decision to strike down billions in debt forgiveness could make it harder for millions of Americans to pay back other kinds of debt. It also threatens to further curtail lending in an already sluggish credit market.

Citizens made waves with its hires of around 50 private banking staff from First Republic. The head of wealth management at Citizens shared what's next.

JPMorgan Chase and Discover are among the firms developing new technology to allow more people to shop from behind the wheel.

One area of focus for the bank is using advanced artificial intelligence to detect business-email compromise. The payment messaging network Swift and online gambling host Caesars are also using AI to stop people from gaming their systems.

Following regulatory stress tests, three midsize institutions expect to be required to maintain larger stress capital buffers. The reverse is true for four of the nation's largest banks.

The San Antonio bank says it will open 17 new financial centers in the Austin region by 2026. It's the latest step in a physical expansion strategy that has led to dozens of new branches in Houston and Dallas.

PeoplesBank in Massachusetts and others have developed digital brands that cater to younger customers' demands for smoother technology and mobile experiences.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., in a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, challenged the idea that credit card late fees serve as a deterrent to delinquency, instead saying issuers told her office that some of them earn tens of millions of dollars collecting late fees.

The Federal Reserve's stress tests suggested that larger banks are prepared to handle a severe economic downturn, though regional banks fared somewhat worse than their big-bank counterparts. Banks are expected to start revealing their latest capital return plans on Friday.

Under a 2-year-old program, homebuyers receive grants of up to $5,000 for down payments and closing costs. JPMorgan Chase said the latest expansion — to some new 3,000 census tracts in 16 U.S. markets — may help an additional 1,000 customers obtain mortgages.