A Dallas-based startup that planned to build a banking option for folks who find Wall Street too liberal has laid off most employees and will cease operations.

BMO Financial in Canada and Re:start, a neobank in Texas, are letting those displaced by war apply for accounts online with atypical documentation.

Machine learning and automation could be pivotal in helping consumers and small businesses outside the mainstream access credit and other basic banking services, several panelists said at the Financial Technology Association's inaugural Fintech Summit.

The London-based challenger bank will also launch a streamlined version of its app as it works to break into non-European markets.

A divided Washington needs to come together on an issue of importance to all Americans: improving access to cutting-edge consumer financial services products.

In a new report, the Treasury Department also raises the question of scrapping the $10 billion threshold for debit card issuers in the Durbin amendment.

The fall of a major cryptocurrency exchange and subsequent drop in digital currency prices represent an opportunity to some bankers, who say investors and businesses will turn to regulated companies for crypto help.

Onward, an app that recently raised a Series A from investors that include Citi Ventures, helps separated and divorced parents transparently share expenses and pay each other back in one spot.

Klarna has rolled out a search and compare tool in the U.K. and Nordics as the fintech looks to diversify its revenue away from buy now/pay later, which is under increasing scrutiny.

The company is seeing growth in use of its ExtraCash short-term loans, which are an alternative to overdrafts.

During the third quarter, revenues at the online consumer lender fell by 31% from the previous three months. CEO Dave Girouard expressed dissatisfaction but also argued that the company's lending model is working as intended.

The fintech reported on its third-quarter earnings call that tightening its credit standards has already improved delinquency trends.

A proposed rule would end a 40-year moratorium on participation in the Small Business Administration's flagship 7(a) program by nondepository lenders. However, staffing constraints would limit the number of new licenses to just three at the start.

The company is building on other 2022 launches including stock trading and faster remittances from the U.S. to Mexico in its campaign to offer an all-encompassing financial app.

Chime, Varo, Upstart and Stripe are among the many companies that have recently laid off more than 10% of their workforce. Banks could benefit from a chance to scoop up tech talent.

Mobile banking marches on, new blood for Visa fintech effort and more in banking news this week.

The payment platform will let institutional clients distribute digital payments more efficiently, using low-code software and artificial intelligence.

Ant Group's Singapore digital wholesale bank will start offering loans to small and medium-sized businesses, as the Chinese fintech giant extends its reach in the city-state.

The fintech plans to use the capital to scale its platform, which uses machine learning to make loan decisions, with a goal of reducing bias in underwriting.

Following the verdict, the student-loan servicer could potentially owe Louis Beryl more than $4.4 million in severance money. Navient fired Beryl less than three months after acquiring Earnest, the student loan refinancing company that he co-founded.