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PayPal and Circle are among the companies pushing the rapidly growing payment-friendly cryptocurrency as a catalyst to use other services.

As the banking-as-a-service model has evolved over the last decade amid widespread consent orders and BaaS partnership failures, the number of sponsor banks has dwindled, leaving fintechs to compete for the business of those that remain.

First Savings Financial Group could have bailed out of SBA lending after the departures of key executives and loan officers. Instead it retooled the unit, and it's now reaping the benefits.

Safely disposing of cocaine, sending dogs chasing laser pointers and other unorthodox lessons in maintaining levity in a high-stress job.

Citizens Financial Group's promotion of Brendan Coughlin to company president comes at the same time as CFO John Woods prepares to leave for State Street. Both executives have been viewed as potential successors to CEO Bruce Van Saun.

The card network took a 3% stake in Corpay to improve international payment processing for corporate clients, while also pushing technology that aims to drastically reduce the need for human supervision of artificial intelligence.

President Donald Trump's shrinking of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau add to bankers' uncertainty into May.

Fintechs that want to acquire bank charters face multiple obstacles, from increased regulatory scrutiny to stiff competition from established banks.

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation reading fell in March, but the positive reading came before new trade policies hit the economy.

Financial inclusion cannot be allowed to become a meaningless set of buzzwords. Strong economic growth and future prosperity hinges on the ability of everyone in society to access financial services.