Fintech

The industry has largely avoided added federal oversight after the Equifax hack; the product has created a “financial albatross” as consumers game the system.

Bank OZK's George Gleason, one of our community bankers to watch in 2019, needs to rein in the Arkansas bank's commercial real estate exposure to placate nervous investors.

The National Bank of Kuwait is leveraging Ripple’s blockchain technology for a new cross-border payments service.

Credit cards were the dominant payment form for consumers in 2018, but a variety of factors could bring other payment methods to the forefront in 2019 and beyond.

With managers able to approve employees spending via an app on their phone, it empowers employees, shows they are a trusted member of the team and gives them confidence that their employer is forward-thinking, investing in the latest technology to give them the tools they need perform, according to Nick Campbell, head of product strategy and innovation at Fraedom.

The U.S. fintech hopes its service will help encourage financial inclusion in Mexico, where 65 percent of the population is in the informal economy.

An effort to increase awareness of the transition to a new benchmark rate, and nudge banks to start preparing, is expected to intensify in 2019.

Ken Chenault, former chief executive officer of American Express Co., is leaving the boards of Procter & Gamble Co. and International Business Machines Corp., according to regulatory filings.

U.K. credit card spending rose an annual 7.5 percent in November, as consumers increasingly prefer to spend on plastic, according to UK Finance.

Another look at how credit unions across the country are making a difference during "the most wonderful time of the year."