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Despite the steady march of progress in digital and mobile payments, consumers are likely to continue writing paper checks regularly for five or more years, Fiserv says. Paper checks are also entrenched in small business operations.

We may have more in common than we let on, there are some things that I think Canadians are doing better than their counterparts, including the U.S. and that includes fraud management.

The international transfer business has become a game of spotting and quickly delivering new innovation, and the open development strategies that have worked so well for other types of digital commerce are finding a home at companies such as World First.

The former chief executive of a failed bank in Lincoln, Neb., was sentenced to 11 years in prison for forming a scheme to hide more than $100 million in losses from shareholders and regulators.

Carolina Trust Bank in Lincolnton, N.C., has revised downward its fourth-quarter results because of accounting changes related to its retirement plan and an acquisition from years ago.

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida in Stuart has reached an agreement with an activist investor after signs had emerged of a potential proxy battle.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday issued an advisory for banks and credit unions on how to prevent and respond to elder abuse.

Online lender StreetShares' strategy is based on the premise that borrowers are more likely to repay when they have a genuine personal connection to the lender.

SunTrust Banks in Atlanta will hire as many as 200 people for its wholesale-banking business over the next four years as it seeks to increase mergers-and-acquisition services for mid-size companies.

Fifth Third is using savings generated from closing more than 100 branches over the past year to expand its digital capabilities through a major IT hiring initiative.