Legacy players cannot copy an upstart because legacy players have existing footprints and customers and are anchored by valuable business models, writes Ken Krupa, CTO of MarkLogic.

The advocacy group argues that major core processors are not helping small banks keep pace with customers' technology demands.

Harvest is when farmers need funding the most. ProducePay has financed over $850 million of produce in under four years, disrupting traditional finance rules in the farm-to-table process.

The next downturn will come sooner rather than later, so bankers should press policymakers for several core improvements to the financial system before attitudes in Washington change.

Azlo, Bento, Bank Novo and other neobanks argue they are better at helping small businesses, giving them extra attention, technology and advice.

Traditional financial institutions still have an advantage over challenger banks when it comes to building relationships with small merchants, despite scandals that have befallen megabanks.

SigFig is partnering with Citizens Bank to launch an advice platform in its effort to become a direct competitor to legacy core systems providers.

Several former policymakers have joined virtual currency firms as directors or advisers, but the trend carries risks for officials and consumers alike if these companies stumble.

If approved, the Fed would consider risk factors besides size in how strenuously it oversees individual banks; Capital One's CIO on operating a bank as a technology company.

What keeps execs up at night in the payments, retail and banking industries? Quite a lot, including disruption from tech giants and competition from foreign rivals.

From Democrats winning control of Congress to an escalating trade war and technology companies applying for a fintech charter, there are plenty of scary prospects facing the industry.

The bank saw value in Ondot Systems’ ability to empower customer analytics in card controls.

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.

Several former policymakers have joined virtual currency firms as directors or advisers, but the trend carries risks for officials and consumers alike if these companies stumble.

Bank Independent in Alabama is the latest small bank to start using Alexa, though implementation costs and security concerns continue to hold others back.

Federal and state regulators are at odds over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s new licensing program, but there are ways to improve current law to appease both sides.

Better web access, paid for by banks, could go a long way toward moving the unbanked into the mainstream. It was one of many ideas batted around at a recent a conference on the role fintech can play in promoting financial inclusion.

The Bank of Lithuania is positioning the country’s capital Vilnius as a hub for payments-related fintechs wanting to enter the European market — a move that's timed to take advantage of the uncertainty Brexit has cast over London's claim to the title.