Monzo has been adding roughly 200,000 users a month in the U.K., and is hoping to replicate that success as it launches in the U.S.

New project models and the cloud can serve as an alternative to payment and financial services technology strategies that benefit larger banks more than small institutions, argues Vinay Prabhakar, vice president of product at Volante.

Stress tests have come a long way since first unveiled to shore up confidence in banks. But some critics fear that proposals to make the system more efficient would compromise its safety.

In a study of 27 global markets, the U.S. ranked near the bottom for consumer use of fintech, raising questions about why Americans appear reluctant to dive in.

Successful digital transformations these days are done not as make-or-break moon-shots but as a continuing series of smaller projects, says Tata Consultancy Services' David Jordan.

Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Doug Jones, D-Ala., cited research that found algorithmic lending can lead to higher interest rates for minority borrowers.

The investment firm is launching a company called Akoya that it says will help ease the technical aspects of data sharing, as well as disputes and liability issues, for banks, fintechs and data aggregators.

The ride-sharing heavyweights Uber and Grab built their markets by making payments seamless, and their expansion plans are similarly hooked into improving payments and other financial services.

The number of mergers approved in the first quarter was down significantly but experts are unsure of how long that will last.

Alkami Technology said it would use its latest round of funding to expand its white-label services for small banks and credit unions.