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The challenger bank and fintech lender will use its first acquisition to expand its point-of-sale financing strategy into another vertical.

The two Trump-appointed governors expressed skepticism that the increased capital requirements for regional banks were necessary to keep the banking sector resilient.

The FDIC proposed raising capital requirements for banks with $100 billion or more in total assets gradually over the next five years. Republican appointees on the board opposed the rule as excessive and impetuous.

Fintechs created earned wage access so cash-strapped employees could get an advance on their next paycheck to cover urgent expenses. Some say repeat usage of fee-based EWA resembles a payday loan, sparking debate over whether regulators should call EWA a loan.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are already revolutionizing some elements of the business, but a human ability to "read between the lines" will always be needed.

The credit card swipe fee bill won't be in the defense spending package now, but the bill's Republican co-sponsor believes that it will receive a vote soon.

The Wilmington, North Carolina-based small-business lender is prepping a wider rollout of the business checking account it introduced in the first quarter. Chairman and CEO Chip Mahan said the move will allow the company to "nip at [its competitors'] edges as their customers feel less appreciated."

Following the difficulties of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank this spring, banks are approaching the emergency lending facility more proactively, the Federal Reserve chair said.

The regional bank said metropolitan economies across its central and western U.S. footprint are resilient, and new loan opportunities are abundant. Trepidation among competitors, too, is creating openings for the Oklahoma bank, its CEO said in an interview.

Elon Musk's original X.com was an internet bank that became part of PayPal. Musk wants to bring X back to its banking roots, but the market may have moved on.