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Addressing payment security and achieving interoperability with a rival, private-sector network are just some of the challenges the central bank faces in building a government-backed real-time payment system.

Credible Labs, which lets consumers shop for the best rates on student loans, mortgages and other credits, would be part of an evolving digital strategy at Fox after the multibillion-dollar sale of many of its traditional media assets to Disney.

China's decision to stop buying U.S. soybeans and let its currency depreciate raised the prospect of further interest rate cuts. That hurt banks slightly more than the rest of the market on what was a bad day for all equities.

Beacon Business Bank hired former Boston Private executive John Delaney as its new leader.

Banks have to do a better job of protecting personal information about their customers' children.

Featurespace has formed a partnership with Emailage to combat online application fraud, where criminals use stolen consumer credentials to apply for credit cards or bank accounts in victims’ names.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and ten others requested information from regulators about whether they have tightened supervision of taxi medallion lending.

The German mobile bank backed by Peter Thiel is pressing ahead with its U.S. expansion, betting it can grab share from established lenders and credit-card providers with free accounts, fewer fees and phone alerts that nudge them toward better financial choices.

As part of its justification for developing its own government-backed system, the central bank said that leaving only a single fast network run by big banks constitutes a potential risk to the economy.

Though the use of alternative data in lending is seen by some as untested, several fintechs say they couldn't function without it.