Readers respond to the debates over economic inequality and CEO pay disparities, weigh in on FDIC board membership, consider LendingClub exiting small-business lending and more.

Earnest hopes offering a streamlined process can help it thrive in a risky niche.

Financial institutions lack the puzzle pieces for giving their users a good customer experience within their mobile apps, leaving many dissatisfied and looking for a new solution from payment apps and fintechs, contends James Brown, CEO of Smart Communications.

There are important considerations for financial institutions to bear in mind as they build relationships with the likes of Apple and Google.

Visa’s not worried about the massive consolidation that’s sweeping the payments industry, seeing it as a force to extend payments innovation globally.

At a fintech event hosted by the FDIC, the agency’s chief and the head of the OCC offered their views on a wide range of matters.

Silicon Valley, New York, London and several of China’s largest cities are the world’s leading fintech hubs, but many other locales are gunning for their crown.

The British startup OakNorth sees U.S. community and regional banks as good prospects for its lending technology.

Credit unions have measures in place to assist members hit by fraud but many smaller institutions are challenged when it comes to an effective response.

The fintech company, which was forced to rebrand its cash management product last year after misleading marketing caused a backlash, is seeking a national bank charter.

Price Chopper Employees Federal Credit Union is the second institution to merge into the Latham, N.Y.-based Sunmark in recent months.

Corporations now have more access to consumer financial information than ever before. The question is whether banks will be the ones to help firms harness this data.

Dealing with a service bureau arrangement can unexpectedly become a giant, expensive nightmare. Here's one cautionary tale.

CV Systems’ COO Randy Schmidt, BHMI Chairman Jack Baldwin and Mickey Goldwasser, vice president of Payrailz, discuss challenges and opportunities, for faster payments, back office gaps, and cross-industry cooperation.

TD and several other banks are licensing credit underwriting and fraud prevention technology from the fintech Avant to get their digital-lending products to market faster.

Derek White, an alumnus of BBVA and Barclays, will oversee digital innovation across all lines of business at the bank.

As major payments M&A deals mount, some free agents are awaiting deals of their own — and one area where that’s most apparent is in debit and ATM networks.

New York's former banking superintendent will spend much of the next three months advising fintech startups on how to cope with regulators.

Some credit unions are embracing technology that makes it easier for consumers to start the notoriously difficult process of changing financial institutions.

Following its own economic downturn that required bailouts by Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain’s governors hit on an economic recovery plan that includes turning the tiny nation into a global payments hub.