The agency's recent update to its guidelines for banks on working with data aggregators and other third parties was not extreme, but some critics say its heavy emphasis on security could be a setback for open banking.

The credit education provider plans to use its deep knowledge of credit scoring to advise account holders on how to improve their scores and cash management simultaneously.

Mobile financial network provider Rapyd is embedding its open development tools with Brazilian processors to support payments in any local method.

Payment firms and fintechs can use open source and the cloud for a potent innovation combo, says Asset Control's Mark Hermeling.

The all-digital bank is hoping to win over consumers with above-average savings rates and more detailed analysis of their spending habits.

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The Reserve Bank of India has temporarily halted operations at the struggling Yes Bank, leaving fintechs without a place to process payments.

FirstBank, the initial customer of the startup Finxact, sought a modern core system that jibes with fast payments and other new technologies.

Fintechs like LendingClub and Varo Money illustrate how the traditional financial system is changing. Banks that don’t rapidly evolve with technology will be obsolete.

The best community banks layer human-facing services with new technology to beat the heavyweights in their market.