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With margins under pressure and competition intensifying, a number of community banks are zeroing in on underserved markets.

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.

The Jacksonville, Fla.-based credit union is the initial investor in PayverisCU, which will help members with financial wellness and money management.

With the loan-to-savings ratio at its highest point in four decades, some CUs have limited options to boost their funding.

Under the regulation, banks and financial services providers must secure their own systems as well as implement third-party risk management programs, which can mitigate insider threats from third parties, says Michael Magrath, director of global regulations and standards for OneSpan.

A fight between Democrats and Republicans over a proposal to let the SBA’s Office of Advocacy challenge rulings made by other government agencies is threatening to hold up funding for small-business loan guarantees.

Jason S. Lee is joining the Summerville, S.C.-based institution as president and chief operating officer but he will eventually take over as CEO.

Millyard Bank is on a course to open by the end of this year.

The question of upgrading to 3D Secure 2.0 authorization will become easier for European e-commerce merchants if it proves to be a path to compliance with a provision of PSD2, the revised Payment Services Directive.

A fintech called NCS Analytics wants to analyze power-use data at cannabis businesses for banks that finance them. It says the information can help expose illegitimate activity.

Loan balances at the end of the second quarter were up by double digits from a year earlier for the Honolulu-based institution.

3Rivers Federal Credit Union in Indiana will pay about $38 million for West End Bank.

It’s not yet time to retire the notion that businesses favor checks for supply chains, but deployments in multiple markets signals a turning point in modernizing B2B payments.

Once the merger between Infinity FCU and Vibrant CU is completed, the combined institution will have 17 branches across five states.

The year's second-biggest bank merger created a Midwestern regional with nearly $50 billion in assets, and its CEO and executive vice chairman don't intend to stop there.

Bankers are downplaying such concerns, but others say a sharp decline in values on rent-regulated buildings means landlords will have less cash flow to acquire new properties.

Sean Daly, the Middletown, R.I.-based institution's CFO, will take over as president and CEO when Ellen Ford steps down in November.

The Arkansas company will pay $434 million for Landrum Co., which also has branches in Oklahoma and Texas.

The Boulder, Colo.-based institution will now serve a dozen counties in its home state.

The Delaware company, best known for issuing prepaid cards, has ramped up commercial real estate securitizations. The shift promises to deliver big fees, but it could also cause headaches if defaults spike.