Clearpool's chief executive says BMO Financial Group, which is buying his company, saw a chance to gain control of cutting-edge technology that would help it cater to a special type of commercial customer.

Criminals are filling the void left by lax U.S. regulation of cryptocurrencies.

The startup has added more sophisticated invoicing features, sleeker onboarding and a more detailed dashboard.

Some fraudsters pose as loan applicants and submit doctored video or photos of property and assets to scam lenders they won't see in person. Firms like Elevate Funding and Credibly are fighting back.

Seeking a way to boost Spain's fintech sector, CaixaBank is partnering with global startup Plug and Play to promote collaboration for new banking, payments and insurance services.

Alternative lending companies are one of the strongest examples of how leveraging rich financial transaction data can be used to go beyond traditional credit risk assessments, says Finsync's Eddie Davis.

The regulators plan to drop the 3% limit on bank investments in venture capital funds; Visa invests in another fintech startup.

Until the gender gap of the technology, banking and payment industries change, innovation will continue to be impacted, says Itemize's Samantha Fisher.

The bank was one of the first users of The Clearing House's RTP network. Andrew Haskell explains how faster payments are helping the bank and its clients.

The German challenger bank says it has quickly attracted Americans from every state and various demographic groups to its mobile banking app.

The payments industry is a hotbed of innovation, and many of its larger players are eager to claim patents on new developments.

The Madison, Wis.-based think tank's latest initiative is another sign of the increasing emphasis the credit union industry is placing on diversity, equity and inclusion.

Calculating the average U.S. phone bill to be around $80 a month, San Francisco-based Digit has established a way for consumers to more easily set aside money for that expense.

The financial wellness fintech focused initially on building an app that helped people understand their financial picture, CEO Jon Schlossberg says.

Moving to an open banking system comes with both costs and benefits that each bank will need to weigh before diving in.

Users of the challenger bank's app can automatically save money over the course of a month to cover their mobile charges.

The fintech community was both surprised and energized by recent news that Visa has agreed to acquire Plaid, one of the nation’s largest fintech platforms for financial data analytics.

Tink, a Swedish fintech that developed an open banking platform used by 2,500 European banks, has secured $100 million in funding from various investors.

Ludwig, a former regulator and CEO of Promontory Financial, and Mahan, the head of Live Oak Bancshares, say they want to back tech startups that support community banks. The ABA and ICBA are among the fund's investors.

Banks in the U.S. should take note of these requirements before opening their systems to third-party developers.