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.