It's "powerful … to be able to use the word ‘bank’ in our marketing because we are a legitimate financial institution," CEO Dan Henry said Wednesday. Its rival Chime recently agreed to stop referring to itself as a bank in a settlement with California regulators.

It's "powerful … to be able to use the word ‘bank’ in our marketing because we are a legitimate financial institution," CEO Dan Henry said Wednesday. Its rival Chime recently agreed to stop referring to itself as a bank in a settlement with California regulators.

FIS is planning to follow the integration of its Worldpay acquisition by adding hundreds of new sales people to bring the combined companies' technology to a wider market.

Fintech companies in Africa raised more capital despite the COVID-19 pandemic, standing in contrast to their emerging-market peers such as Latin America that saw a decline.

PayPal, Square and other companies are building multipurpose apps that can access traditional bank accounts — or make them obsolete.

PayPal, Square and other companies are building multipurpose apps that can access traditional bank accounts — or make them obsolete.

The fintech reached an agreement with California regulators to disclose clearly that it’s not a bank and that its services are provided through bank partnerships.

The Federal Reserve said its regional banks should consider whether nontraditional financial companies meet the requirements of certain federal statutes and present “undue” risk to the financial system before granting access.

Migrating to the cloud exposes the pivotal role of identity in the smooth operation of applications, and how it creates unique challenges, says Strata Identity's Eric Olden.

Restaurants have a broad menu of tech services to choose from. The challenge now is to make these products work together.

The "as a service" model cuts costs and streamlines deployment of new card programs and technology, says Zeta's Bhavin Turakhia.

Challenger banks like Spiral and Greenwood Financial make charitable giving easy through their apps to build stronger relationships with socially conscious customers.

DLocal, a Montevideo, Uruguay-based payments startup, has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering that could occur as soon as this year, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

This Apple/Epic battle is likely to encourage more companies to play the field, find the right payments solution for them, and avoid higher costs, says Credorax's Igal Rotem.

Kearny Bank in New Jersey and four other banks were struggling to manage escrow accounts where the rules vary widely between industries and states, so they teamed up on a tech solution.

Incumbents have access to tons of information on consumers, but developing the means to analyze and act on it requires a strategic change, says Icon Solutions' Simon Wilson.

Payment services run by Apple, Google and Amazon may need monitoring as the tech giants’ largely unregulated financial products squeeze out those of banks, France’s competition authority warned.

People want their payments to be quicker, safer, and more readily available across a wider range of channels. How are industry leaders leveraging data to build stronger relationships with their clients?

The Los Angeles bank's service, offered in partnership with the fintech Extend, enables card controls and uses tokenized account numbers to improve security.

Mike Butler will also become president of the de novo, which focuses on technology companies and venture capital firms.