The ploys vary widely—digital tracking, fee incentives and "coopetition"—but banks are turning up the volume on innovation to pry businesses away from checks and keep them from signing up with rival tech startups.

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A new group aims to foster collaboration between fintechs and state and federal officials in the fight against crime — without hindering legitimate business innovation.

Barclays is leveraging its global network of offices and its business expertise to sponsor fintechs through its Accelerator programs in London, New York and Tel Aviv.

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Will it be a bigfoot from Amazon, Google and Apple, or death by a thousand bites from niche rivals? Or can banks and credit unions rally and fend off the insurgents?

Will it be a bigfoot from Amazon, Google and Apple, or death by a thousand bites from niche rivals? Or can banks rally and fend off the insurgents?

The head of the agency developing the special-purpose federal license said the process is moving forward “independent” of legal challenges mounted by state regulators.

One of the world's biggest banks wants to boost profits by cutting out voice brokers acting as middlemen in the largest derivatives market.

The consortium is starting out with a dozen banks and could have 50 within a year.

The payments and financial services industry has enjoyed an unprecedented wave of invention, but the fruits of that labor are threatened by an ideologically driven political climate that complicates the evolution of global interoperable mobile-driven commerce.

Tech innovation isn't just about creating more bells and whistles. It can also help deepen client bonds.

There’s an argument to be made that those who have experienced bias—be they women or any other underrepresented group—are likely to have developed some distinctive qualities in response, writes Karla Friede, CEO of Nvoicepay.

Credit Karma has agreed to buy a credit reporting company that TransUnion initially sought to develop as the fintech's British equivalent.

A wide range of Republican priorities that affect the payment, retail and fintech industries could stall or entirely flame out if Democrats make substantial gains in Tuesday’s midterm elections.

Policymakers and industry officials should join forces in creating regulations and standards for cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence and other innovations before they become more widespread.

Banks, with their lower cost of capital, can take over the loan, either on its own platform or continue using the fintech platform for monitoring and servicing, writes Krista Morgan, CEO of P2Bi.

Community banks are getting more creative to draw in younger people to fill job openings.

Policymakers have called for streamlined disclosures for customers granting third parties access to their financial account data. They don’t have to look far for a potential solution.

Instead of focusing on testing grounds for fintech startups, regulators should develop initiatives to improve their own oversight and compliance technologies.