Observers speculate that Intuit simply wants to enhance revenue and protect its tax software business, but the CEOs of each company say the deal would also give consumers more control of their overall finances.

Mastercard will expand its European Technology Hub in Dublin over the next three to five years, as the card network plans to create more than 1,500 tech jobs at the site.

Intuit’s reportedly nearing a $7 billion deal to acquire Credit Karma, giving it an offering that could empower fintechs to more closely encroach on bank territory.

B2B payments can thrive in the uncertain regulatory environment with the help of APIs, says Become's Eden Amirav.

Intuit has agreed to buy Credit Karma for $7.1 billion. The move is seen as a way for Intuit to get access to more consumer behavior data, generate new sources of income and potentially protect a key business.

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The heads of the two companies explain how the deal came about, what hurdles they face and how they plan to mash up their very different operations.

Under the partnership with Fundation, Fifth Third will offer loans and credit lines up to $100,000 that can be funded in as little as a day.

Akoya has been building a data-sharing network that gives fintechs access to bank account data through application programming interfaces as an alternative to screen scraping. JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Capital One are among its new owners.

LendingClub and Varo Money are making inroads into the traditional financial system, but other fintechs still face long odds.