Four Chinese military members charged with stealing data of 150 million Americans; fintech can use deposit insurance, a step toward a full bank charter.

The digital-only bank found customers are anxious about their inability to set aside money, so it decided to offer automated savings tools, consumer chief Diane Morais says. It is one of the larger companies to do so.

Gavin Newsom's proposal to create a consumer watchdog modeled after the CFPB includes a provision that would make it easier for upstart financial firms to obtain industrial loan charters.

Curve has decided to take advantage of the work done by the major mobile wallet brands by adding support for Apple Pay and the other major wallet apps. This addition is designed to make Curve, and the Pays, a workaround for banks that don’t support all three major mobile wallets.

Investors think the billions being shelled out to keep up with the likes of Amazon might be better spent elsewhere.

The 49 companies that made our third annual list of Best Fintechs to Work For (a ranking compiled by our parent company, Arizent) include a wide variety of employers, such as small-business lenders, wealth management software developers, direct mortgage lenders, digital banks and payments platforms.

The credit union service organization Member Driven Technologies has a laid-back work environment but works hard to translate its internal culture to employees who may be located hundreds of miles from headquarters.

Consideration of whether each job can be done remotely is part of Payrailz's holistic approach to developing its workforce. Currently, about two-thirds of the staff works remotely.

The credit union service organization Member Driven Technologies has a laid-back environment but works hard to translate its internal culture to employees who may be hundreds of miles from headquarters.

Companies that scored highest in this year’s Best Fintechs to Work For (a ranking compiled by our parent company, Arizent) go beyond the basics of strong pay packages, generous benefits and effective leadership to take a more holistic interest in their employees’ lives, according to the data.