The partnership provides the fintech's clients with access to The Clearing House's RTP network.

The partnership provides the fintech's clients with access to The Clearing House's RTP network.

The trend toward open banking and open networks is forcing issuing banks to look more closely at how they can keep pace with customer demands — without the risk of a full tech overhaul.

The company, which provides workplace investing programs to banks, is giving employees a say in some decisions and working with partners to recruit women and people of color.

The financial-technology firm Plaid is close to a new round of funding at a valuation of about $13 billion, almost three months after scrapping its sale to Visa, according to people familiar with the matter.

One in five Americans started banking with a new financial institution while dealing with economic hardships over the past year. But data suggests the relationships are tenuous and competition for customer loyalty will intensify.

Payment tech firms and challenger banks are leaning into the pandemic in a way that's gaining trust of clients, says Anvil's Mang-Git Ng.

Top executives from the 49 companies that earned a spot in this year's ranking of the Best Fintechs to Work For cite the need for nimble shifts in business strategy, leadership style and recruiting tactics among the lessons they took away from the challenges of the coronavirus crisis.

Small, often intangible quality-of-life perks are a big part of what makes some fintechs the best ones to work for.

The Utah fintech encourages a playful attitude by devoting the first floor of its offices to entertainment and comfort with video games, Ping- Pong, a pool table and a lounge area.