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Older Americans control more than two-thirds of the deposits, so why do millennials get all the attention in digital banking? Banks are perhaps missing out on a major opportunity to build value by not focusing on this group.

In a world filled with a growing number of options for instant and same-day payments, the paper check still holds strong as a barrier to innovation. But it could also be a sign of opportunity.

Home BancShares in Arkansas would rather buy banks that meet its financial parameters than do one large deal to catapult over $10 billion in assets. The bank also spent most of this year idling with M&A so it could prepare for stress testing.

Strong loan growth sparked higher third-quarter earnings at Synchrony Financial, the credit-card issuer that was spun off from General Electric.

An agreement with Ecobank Group in Africa will result in Mastercard launching its digital Masterpass QR mobile payments across 33 countries.

Corporate culture is difficult to define and document. But bankers have a responsibility to set high ethical standards in the way they pay and promote their employees, according panelists at a New York Fed conference Thursday.

Federal Reserve Gov. Daniel Tarullo defended regulators' item-by-item approach toward reining shadow banking activities, saying broader moves could be insufficiently tailored to the conditions of specific firms and activities.

We are still in the early days of digital finance — but the heated tone of conversations surrounding approaches to data access threatens to keep us there.

A federal appeals court’s decision that declared the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau an arm of the White House relies on a novel interpretation of the constitution’s separation of powers clause that could have broader effects on how other regulators like the OCC and FHFA interact.

Strong loan growth sparked higher third-quarter earnings at Synchrony Financial, the credit-card issuer that was spun off from General Electric.