The AI-powered auto lender is the latest fintech to debut an IPO in recent months, even as a different auto lender filed for bankruptcy this week.

Pious claims about the importance of free data are a smoke screen. What the fintech industry really wants is to stick banks with the bill for organizing, securing and delivering customer data on their behalf.

The cross-border transfer platform is broadening its business model with a subscription-based membership and products like a digital wallet and cash advances.

Block's transfer service partnered with fundraising and donor management platform Givebutter for philanthropic payments in an effort to capture even more young consumers' payment volume.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced that Stephen Lybarger will assume the role of Senior Deputy Comptroller for Chartering and Will Giles will be Principal Deputy Chief Counsel amid a surge in fintech and crypto trust charter applications.

Bank clients of Jack Henry's digital platform provider Banno can offer stock rewards programs directly to their customers via a partnership with Bits of Stock.

A cohort of U.K.-based fintech founders are fundraising to launch a digital bank for high net worth individuals, known internally as "Project Arnaud."

Jeffrey Stanley and Mark Paverman have been charged with mismanaging Synapse Brokerage accounts and failing to preserve emails and instant messages, among other things.

The wireless service plans join a variety of banking and payment products offered by OnePay, a fintech company backed by the big-box retailer Walmart.

BNPL lender Klarna officially revived its highly anticipated IPO, and cryptocurrency exchange Gemini also announced plans for a public offering. The offerings follow Chime and Circle's blockbuster IPOs in June.

The Cleveland-based credit union recently launched a fractional stock rewards program for members ages 18 to 28 through a partnership with Bits of Stock.

Finastra is the latest bank tech provider to bring stablecoins to cross-border payments, which experts say is a way banks can use blockchain post-GENIUS Act.

Self Financial sees earned wage access as the perfect complement to its suite of credit building products. It's the latest example of EWA being paired with broader financial wellness products.

The American Fintech Council publicly declared support for California SB 69, which would require "internal expertise" for artificial intelligence regulation.

The deal will allow Workday to offer Chime Workplace, the neobank's suite of enterprise financial wellness solutions, to its clients. For Chime, the partnership provides a wider reach to new potential deposit accounts.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has fined Synapse $1 for its role in a $60 million to $90 million shortfall in fintech users' accounts.

As part of its U.S. market strategy, the U.K.-based neobank is offering New York City commuters cashback on public transit fares when they open a new account.

Everything from company culture to data security concerns is hamstringing the pace of automation in financial services, per new American Banker research.

Banks want to reclaim their position as the central node in the customer relationship by charging fintechs and data aggregators for access to permissioned customer data. How the legal questions about this are resolved will be a telling moment for all concerned.

Medallion Financial CEO Andrew Murstein sees more growth on the horizon for the New York lender's fintech banking operation, which saw activity spike in the first half of the year.