Technology

The founder of the defunct fintech that provided online college financial aid services was charged with fraud for inflating the company's customer base ahead of being acquired by JPMorgan.

Silicon Valley Bank served about half of all startups. As fintechs seek out new bank relationships, here are some of the things they are looking for. 

The equity deal means that Acorns will gain a foothold in the U.K. and Europe, where GoHenry, the challenger bank it acquired, also operates.

Challenger banks MoneyLion, Acorns and Moves are partnering with "taxtech" companies to extend free or low-cost filing help to customers.

The February attack on the title loan company exposed Social Security numbers and possibly driver's licenses and passports. Eleven other financial companies have reported hacks this year.

StellarFi, Stratyfy, FinClusive and Oscilar have all had positive news in recent days.

M&T Bank joins a Massachusetts fintech-focused hub; Republic Bancorp in Louisville, Kentucky, once again expands in the Cincinnati market; ChatGPT suffers a security lapse and more in this week's banking news roundup.

Fintech funding was drying up before the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate Capital and Signature Bank. The banking crisis has set it back a bit further.

Pismo's platforms allow banks and financial technology companies to rapidly launch products for cards and payments, digital banking, digital wallets and marketplaces.

Having a single set of generally accepted c​ybersecurity incident rules would reduce costs to banks, but software industry leaders say this would serve their interests, too.