The use of rent data in credit models is allowing people with low credit scores or thin credit files to get loans. But consumer advocates warn the use of that data could harm the very people it’s supposed to help. 

FTX US, the crypto exchange co-founded by the billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, signed an agreement with BlockFi that includes an option to purchase the crypto lender for as much as $240 million. 

An alert released Tuesday asks banks to give special attention to specific “commodities of concern” as they monitor transactions.

FTX, the digital-asset exchange co-founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, is nearing an agreement to buy BlockFi after extending a credit line to the beleaguered crypto lending platform, according to people familiar with the matter.  

The buy now/pay later startup Zilch has raised a further $50 million, upping the total raise for its Series C fundraising to $160 million as it plans bolster U.S. expansion plans. 

Ashley D. Bell and Bernice A. King, respectively the CEO and advisory council chair of Ready Life, are teaming up to help folks with poor credit buy a home by using rent payment history for mortgage underwriting.

StellarFi, Lamine Zarrad’s new startup, covers consumers' utility and other bills when they hit a cash-flow crunch. It then reports their repayments to the credit bureaus.

A new and larger finance industry is emerging — one in which traditional institutions aren’t nearly as dominant as they used to be.

The fintech Wise said the Financial Conduct Authority has commenced an investigation into Chief Executive Officer Kristo Kaarmann almost a year after he was fined by HMRC for deliberately defaulting on his taxes.

CEO Mike Butler of Grasshopper Bank surveys the landscape of fintech and discusses how new developments will affect banks and their customers.

Rakefet Russak-Aminoach, who led the Israeli bank for seven years, now funds and helps build fintechs that work with other fintechs and banks.

A recent report found that less than 5% of challenger banks are breaking even. Will these startups be able to achieve profitability before investors’ patience wears thin?

Net income at America's Credit Union in Washington state jumped by about $5 million after it wound down an indirect auto loan program and deployed technology that automates decision-making.

Instead of a hard sell, Chime, Simmons First and others are trying to convey the benefits of their products in simple terms and in a conversational tone.

Fumbi Chima, who was previously Adidas' chief information officer, has introduced robotic process automation and other systems to make it easier for the fourth-largest U.S. credit union to work with fintechs and improve member service.

The founder and CEO of Piermont Bank recently won recognition as a Digital Banker of the Year from American Banker. She discusses her approach to working with fintechs.

Companies such as Biz2Credit, Episode Six and VizyPay look for people from varied backgrounds and pitch their flexibility (or, sometimes, strong office culture) in bids to find great employees.

The digital-only Canadian bank plans to expand throughout the U.S. after acquiring a single-branch subsidiary of Stearns Financial Services.

Sen. Pat Toomey, the top Republican on the Banking Committee, is demanding answers from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City about the status of a Fed master account for the Colorado fintech firm Reserve Trust, which had figured in a recent confirmation controversy.

Staff at major banks and some of the world’s biggest technology giants are increasingly leaving for fintech startups, new analysis shows.