Mobile and other technology are changing payments and financial services quickly, leaving legacy systems and processes challenged to keep up, writes Ignacio De Marco, CEO of BairesDev.

Established banks and financial startups bring different perspectives to the negotiating table. Better understanding those differences can make the sale of a fintech go more smoothly.

Nymbus is offering its bank clients a service to create a digital brand under their existing charter in as little as 90 days.

Its decision to hire a consultant to trim expenses highlights the difficulty regionals face in making long-term technology investments in a low-growth era.

Its is one of a number of companies that argue that taking the side of consumers can be a viable business plan.

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Consumers around the world are increasingly accessing banking solely through digital means, according to new global studies by Oracle and the World Bank.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman asked 13 cryptocurrency exchanges for detailed information about their operations as part of a "fact-finding inquiry."

The Wall Street giant's acquisition of the app maker Clarity Money is only one part of a long-term strategy to build a digital retail bank from the ground up.

While the West Coast still reigns as the epicenter of technology development, the Detroit area has quietly emerged as a proving ground for digital mortgage innovations.

Chris Marshall, a former CFO at Capital Bank Financial, will help Tax Guard recruit bank and nonbank clients. The firm uses technology to let lenders know if potential clients owe money to the IRS.

New Resource Bank and P2Bi are splitting the risk and revenue associated with asset-based loans.

Banks should rethink even existing services, such as the branch experience, said top executives at the Oracle Industry Connect conference.

As upstart companies mature, they face pressure to develop deeper relationships with their customers. That is leading some to offer to a wider range of products, including deposit accounts.

The bank says its partnership with Lender Price will help streamline and simplify its home loan process.

The announcement is an example of how Green Dot, which swung from a loss to a profit in the fourth quarter, is focusing on technology partnerships with Intuit, Uber and others to boost its bottom line.

The Cleveland bank's CIO, Amy Brady, said it had to start replacing legacy systems now to position itself as a leader in the future.

AccessFintech lets financial firms track trades and aggregates data in order to get a sense of risk across a number of systems.

It's no surprise that London topped the chart of "Cashless Capitals" in a recent study, considering its status as a major fintech hub of the U.K. But this wasn't enough to make it the country's contactless capital.