Leadership appointments and an influx of new crypto-friendly lawmakers suggest the 119th Congress could be the most fintech and crypto-friendly in years.

Most Influential Women in Payments honorees say the dramatic expansion in technology presents new opportunities and challenges as employers evolve away from traditional business models.

Shift4, whose CEO Jared Isaacman has been nominated by President-elect Trump to head NASA, will pay $750,000 to resolve claims that the fintech didn't report payments to the relatives of its executives.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued separate policy statements on "sandbox approvals" and no-action letters for fintechs — measures whose longevity is questionable with the incoming Trump administration.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it would undertake a rule to regulate large participants in the personal loan market and consider a joint rulemaking with the Federal Reserve on check and ATM hold times.

Former Avantax executive Walters is succeeding Simon Paris as Finastra's CEO.

The angry reaction of Bench's customers to its sudden closing was one thing that made it an attractive acquisition target, Employer.com executives say.

As banks navigate a landscape scarred by the Synapse bankruptcy, they need to build or buy the technical ability to reconcile accounts daily and vet any new fintech partners more thoroughly. 

After the U.S. government alleged that the cash-advance app doesn't make the cost of "tipping" clear to customers, the Los Angeles-based company said it would implement a new business model in early 2025.

Fast-growing innovation is sparking bullish sentiment following a boom-and-bust cycle of the past four years.

The Buffalo bank recently shelved in-house startup GrowGrade and folded another, Nota, back into the mothership.

In a collaboration with Coinbase and Flexa, Regal theaters now accept on-chain U.S. digital currency payments for movie tickets and concessions; the Bank of Nova Scotia has completed its second investment in KeyCorp; Fiserv entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Canadian-based payments fintech Payfare; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

Fintech lenders often get criticized for high rates or fees on their consumer lending. But there's an argument to be made that the alternatives are worse.

By naming David Sacks as his "AI & Crypto Czar," Donald Trump has sent a strong signal that forward-thinking regulation of the most vibrant sector of the financial services industry could be on the way.

The Federal Reserve issued an enforcement action against Lineage Bank's holding company, following a similar move by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. earlier this year.

Fintechs and their partner banks are keen to hold the industry to high standards of regulatory compliance in the interests of everyone's reputation.

We've seen what can happen when BaaS providers fail to adequately protect consumers. Across the industry, we need to institutionalize the principles of safe banking, both inside and outside of traditional banks.

Months of painful restructuring may be paying off as the Charlottesville, Virginia-based company reported a modest third-quarter profit after more than a year of losses.

Upbound currently focuses on lease-to-own products. Brigit will help it expand its offerings, but the fintech faced an FTC complaint last year.

Execs from U.S. Bancorp and Keybank discuss how emerging technology makes it easier to replicate the near invisible checkout that car-sharing riders enjoy.