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Millions of Americans have trouble accessing low-cost loans because they have thin or problematic credit histories. That could change as fintech innovations and new self-reporting tools give lenders troves of new data.

Through this collaboration, Amex will offer loyalty options through new channels to boost payment volume.

Despite facing backlash last year after erroneously closing some customer accounts, the fintech continues to generate buzz.

Ishet Dhar, who spent more than 17 years at Bank of America, will lead the upstate New York bank's efforts to integrate digital services with its branch footprint.

"Animal welfare scores low in priority at many financial institutions" in the U.S., says Merel van der Mark, animal welfare and finance program manager for Sinergia Animal, an organization based in Brazil that has been maintaining a ranking of how banks around the world perform on several measures of ethics with regard to animals.

A new bipartisan senate caucus organized around community development financial institutions is just the latest sign that the sector's political influence is reaching new heights. 

The Federal Reserve Board's new guidance comes as the central bank is slated to decide whether to grant Custodia, a Cheyenne, Wyo.-based crypto firm, a master account.

BankTech Ventures, which is the product of five firms including two community banks, finds fintechs that its bank partners could work with and invest in.

Rep. Carolyn Maloney has emerged as a champion of overdraft reform in the House but faces a challenging primary against fellow Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler next Tuesday.

Citigroup has sued Revlon in a bid to resolve a nagging legal question that emerged after the bank mistakenly wired $900 million to the cosmetics giant's lenders and intensified after Revlon filed for bankruptcy.