The purchase price is double the fintech's valuation in a 2018 funding round.

In the near future, payments will be part of the shopping experience itself. Technology that lets customers pay in the fitting room – or automatically, as they walk out of a store – will likely become an everyday reality, says Wirecard's Susanne Steidl.

Financial institutions need to be aware of the platform model, strategic and reputational hazards that come with granting access to their networks.

Potential sources of industry upheaval, and how to adapt; former Wells Fargo execs may face criminal charges in coming weeks; why banks have such high turnover of chief compliance officers; and more from this week's most-read stories.

Silicon Valley giants are better innovators, software developers and data managers, but banks' inherent advantages shouldn't be discounted, says Sonny Singh, a senior vice president at Oracle.

A seasoned investor in startups offers his top predictions for the coming decade. Among them: Big tech firms will become big players in financial services.

From Malta to Belgium, the past three years have served as something of a shopping market between payments-based fintechs seeking alternative jurisdictions through which they could still be licensed within the EU, and investment agencies hoping for a piece of their business.

An examination of potential sources of upheaval for the financial industry and ideas on how to adapt.

Concerns about security and expense have dogged payments innovation for decades, and have always faded, argues Nvoicepay's Alyssa Callahan.

Bank employees need to stop seeing new technology as a threat.

In trying to adapt and survive in an increasingly tech-dominated world, banks may unintentionally give up their most valuable commodity — their relationship with the consumer, and the data that comes with it.

The annual Consumer Electronics Show, taking place in Las Vegas, is a showcase of bizarre and revolutionary new technologies — with a few providing glimpses into the future of fintech and payments.

Research shows most consumers would prefer more options to pay down their debt early. Here’s why it would also help banks.

Banks will have plenty of developments to follow this year, from Big Tech's evolving foray into the industry to data disputes and increased competition from digital-first challengers.

Some banks and fintechs have already introduced pet-friendly policies in the office. Here are five reasons why it works.

Goldman Sachs plans to offer details into its workings to boost its stock value; while challenger banks are prospering, traditional banks still rule the roost.

The term “Amazon effect” is a term increasingly used to represent a digital-first business model where interactions with partners and customers centers on web-based application programming interfaces.

Granting a third party access to a bank's systems in exchange for more advanced technology can help prevent fraud, but it can also attract cyberattacks.

Europe's PSD2 data-sharing mandate is inspiring banks such as BBVA to form unconventional alliances.

In what’s been named the “fourth Industrial Revolution,” the opportunity for fintech to continue to disrupt the payments landscape and deliver solutions that move money quickly and securely will only continue to grow, says AvidXchange's Dan Drees.