Fintech

Banks are helping customers build healthy financial habits through their apps. The tools could also strengthen customer retention when rates go up.

The scenario where someone uses a check's "float" to purchase something before they have the funds is still more common than many people think, according to the founders of Float, a startup that sends emergency "credit" to a consumer's debit card.

The company already has a domestic market for transfers and other payment services, and is looking to serve the international needs of that audience.

What if your credit union could serve every man, woman and child in the U.S.? Turns out a select few already can.

As chat technology advances, making a purchase could be as easy as typing "Buy, Robot." Several banks and fintech companies are developing ways to advance chatbots for commerce and customer service.

The story of MPESA, Kenya’s mobile money system, and how it came to partner with banks to give all people access to financial services.

Supporters of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, a Treasury program, are weighing the potential for budget cuts against the administration's interest in creating jobs and helping low-income communities.

Mastercard has partnered with Kenya’s government and several large national banks on the rollout of a chip-and-PIN enabled prepaid card targeting unbanked Kenyan citizens.

In a white paper published Thursday morning, the consulting firm Federal Financial Analytics warns that President Trump’s protectionist attitudes toward the manufacturing and industrial sectors may usher in a new era of uncertainty for the financial services industry.

The Electronic Payments Association announced the election of new officers to its board of directors.