Fintech

The $180 million acquisition is the first for Berkshire since the sudden departure of CEO Michael Daly.

Credit and debit cards often overshadow prepaid gift cards, but the tables get turned during holidays, particularly as people get gift cards for themselves.

Jason Brown explains why his company, Tally, helps consumers by paying their monthly balances, providing advice and offering a lower-rate credit line.

Kleiner Perkins and Ribbit Capital led an $80 million funding round in Viva Republica, the South Korean maker of the popular P2P payment app Toss.

Uniti Financial focuses on the Korean-American community through three offices around Los Angeles.

The regional bank is working with customers to help develop and launch new products, including a small-business credit card.

Mainstream payment companies are quickly siding with fintechs to dilute the weight of paper on accounts payable and supply chains. American Express is pushing change by making it less of an ordeal.

The regulator claimed Congress has already granted it the authority to define field-of-membership areas.

The company has agreed to by $145 million for Bridgeview Bancorp.

The banking subsidiary of the Bloomington, Ill., insurer must stop providing inaccurate information to the credit bureaus under a consent order.