Fintech

In the past few years the Chinese government has loosened restrictions on foreign travel, enabling millions of its citizenry to visit foreign lands. Along with a greater ability to travel is the enhanced prosperity Chinese consumers have reaped at home — and now bring with them on vacations to purchase foreign goods.

A credit-builder loan at Virginia-based The Partnership Federal Credit Union wasn't meeting the needs of as many members as it could. Here's how the CU fixed that problem.

B2B transactions are still heavily reliant on checks, and a lot of fintechs hope businesses are ready to break the habit. Silicon Valley fintech Coupa’s part of the parade of innovation, offering a virtual card and a payments-as-concierge approach.

The end of one-party rule in Washington could move the needle on efforts to devise a new housing finance framework.

Credit unions are well positioned to serve small businesses, but they'll lose that opportunity if they're not adequately protecting those members' cash flow.

Challenges will likely increase as interest rates rise and investors grow more concerned about a downward turn in the economic cycle.

Adults ages 18 to 29 may have a hard time getting a mortgage, but they are not shying away from other forms of consumer debt, according to a report by the New York Fed.

From new facilities for CUs to new beginnings for young scholars, here's another look at how credit unions are making a difference with their philanthropy.

Two German companies, Wirecard and the startup givve, are expanding their partnership to develop more programs for companies to deliver employee benefits via prepaid cards.

Payday lenders argue that banks cut ties with their industry due to pressure from biased and hostile regulators. But the reality, in some cases, may be more nuanced.