The industry’s most effective relationships come when providers serve as collaborators and an extension of their clients to serve customers and work in tandem to address a range of challenges and grow their businesses together, says Paya's Chris Scappa.

The Chicago fintech, which currently offers personal loans and credit cards, will add deposit accounts with the acquisition of Level.

The joint checking account is similar to its individual checking feature, launched last April, and will target millennial couples in particular.

The world’s largest retailer filed for a trademark on the name on March 29, in the process giving clues as to what the startup might actually do.

PingPong and Perch want to make it easier for third parties, which are often accumulated into a larger group by acquisition, to sell overseas on Amazon's platform.

At a time when it’s never been more important for small businesses like salons and spas to improve economics, scalability and control, fintech can provide a path to better margins, says Boulevard's Biju Nair.

Like their counterparts in the U.K., U.S. regulators should be working closely with the private sector to establish principles and guardrails to direct and focus tech advancements in ways that will protect consumers and financial stability.

JAM FINTOP Banktech will fund startups that offer services designed for the banking industry. All 66 limited partners are banks.

In his annual letter shareholders, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said banks are facing "enormous competitive threats — from virtually every angle."

The data aggregator, whose planned merger with Visa was called off in January, intends to use the funds to accelerate its global expansion.

The fintech is one of several that have drawn capital to eliminate the challenges of international commerce.

The company has changed the dynamics of its meetings, created diversity metrics and deployed software to make job descriptions gender-neutral.

David Heun, associate editor at PaymentsSource, talks to Laura Socha, senior partner at Capco, about the trends driving the advancement of payment technologies in Canada.

The partnership provides the fintech's clients with access to The Clearing House's RTP network.

The partnership provides the fintech's clients with access to The Clearing House's RTP network.

The trend toward open banking and open networks is forcing issuing banks to look more closely at how they can keep pace with customer demands — without the risk of a full tech overhaul.

The company, which provides workplace investing programs to banks, is giving employees a say in some decisions and working with partners to recruit women and people of color.

The financial-technology firm Plaid is close to a new round of funding at a valuation of about $13 billion, almost three months after scrapping its sale to Visa, according to people familiar with the matter.

One in five Americans started banking with a new financial institution while dealing with economic hardships over the past year. But data suggests the relationships are tenuous and competition for customer loyalty will intensify.

Payment tech firms and challenger banks are leaning into the pandemic in a way that's gaining trust of clients, says Anvil's Mang-Git Ng.