A public-private partnership that has fewer rules and restrictions than the Paycheck Protection Program would save more small businesses.

Stripe is expanding its digital payment technology into new industries, and is also welcoming a series of notable executives with backgrounds that are mostly outside merchant technology. But they also have experience with much larger companies, a necessary skill as Stripe tries to grow out of its status as fintech upstart.

Thanks to the growing implementation of open banking, the same type of collaboration can be reached between bigtechs and fintechs.

Theorem is marketing its first-ever securitization of unsecured loans. It uses machine-learning technology to gauge the risk of default, a growing concern during the pandemic recession.

The card giant could pay $850 million in cash for the online small-business lender, according to a person familiar with the talks.

The agency sought feedback on potential changes to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. But a coalition of industry and advocacy groups want a longer comment period to afford “a greater opportunity for thoughtful public participation.”

Somerset Trust in rural Pennsylvania has partnered with RoamHR, a financial platform that assists the self-employed, to add tax-withholding help for contract and temporary workers to the bank's services.

Financial firms could lose access to data that’s critical to their businesses if Congress passes a privacy bill. To change lawmakers’ minds, they need to show how data in the right hands has the power to improve customers’ lives.

s part of a global financial community, we must consider the long-term impact and see financial inclusion as a fundamental priority as we look to rebuild a fairer, more sustainable world, says Icon Solutions' Darren Caprehorn.

The digital bank would be sold to Megalith Financial, allowing Customers to focus on commercial lending and letting BankMobile expand more aggressively.

The digital bank, founded by a former Western Union president, offers tools to help low- and moderate-income people access their wages early, pay bills and engage in other financial services activities for a monthly fee.

PayPal is improving its ability to reach innovators, adding a key executive in its recent hire of former Wells Fargo senior vice president and fintech veteran Peggy Mangot to be operating partner at PayPal Ventures, PayPal’s VC team.

Fintechs must have the ability to adapt if they're to survive the crisis and thrive afterward, Daumantas Barauskas of Genome says.

The e-commerce site and online lender have teamed up to let eBay sellers borrow up to $25,000.

Tresl CEO Christine Pierson says the specialty finance firm has turned challenges into opportunities during the pandemic, including expanding recruitment nationally since new hires can work from home.

Just as legal limbo has threatened the agency’s long-running effort to create a fintech license, a charter unique to payments companies could face a court challenge, observers say.

While challenges to broader adoption remain, a strategy-centered approach to sound and voice can address consumer needs and represent brand experience, says Listen's Steve Milton.

The increased use of technology, along with holistic data points, can eradicate racial and gender disparity for fintech lenders in small business, says Become’s Eden Amirav.

Financial firms could lose access to data that’s critical to their businesses if Congress passes a privacy bill. To change lawmakers’ minds, they need to show how data in the right hands has the power to improve customers’ lives.

The increased use of technology, along with holistic data points, can eradicate racial and gender disparity for fintech lenders in small business, says Become’s Eden Amirav.