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By adding the Atlanta-based Paya, the Canadian payment technology firm can expand its client base in business-to-business transactions, government agencies, utilities and health care.

Big banks are aiming to bring their existing technologists up to speed with cloud certification and other modern architecture training.

The plaintiffs allege that the banks did not catch obvious red flags or implement proper safeguards such as requiring two employees to approve each transaction.

By opening a recording-artist accelerator featuring virtual worlds and nonfungible tokens, the company plans to reach an industry that appeals to young consumers.

The Chicago-based institution partnered with MANTL to streamline how credit unions onboard new customers in multiple channels.

Burdensome regulations have decimated correspondent banking relationships, harming the most vulnerable in the U.S. and abroad.

Nadine Chakar will take the helm at Securrency from current CEO Dan Doney, who will become chief technology officer.

The rise of legalized online sports betting has pushed the payments industry to create some of its stiffest defenses against scams.

Minority depository institutions have limited budgets and staff to upgrade their technology. Some are turning to secondment programs and like-minded fintechs to tackle these problems.

A new app for people with a criminal past and a challenger bank "of immigrants for immigrants" are among the neobanks forging their own path in the banking world.

Many in Utqiagvik, Alaska, say they like banking with the country's fourth-largest bank. But they also want more banking options in their town, a reality that rural communities across the United States face.

The Mississippi bank would take a big hit to capital and income but avoid the risk of a bigger payout from a guilty verdict in litigation against banks that did business with Allen Stanford's disgraced financial empire.

The rate of venture funding to startups run by women continues to decline.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new unit will identify the root causes of recurring violations and find ways to hold companies accountable.

Truist CIO Ken Meyer and other bank leaders are seeing the chance to hire engineers, developers and data scientists.

Northeast Bank in Portland is putting capital earned from the Paycheck Protection Program to use, purchasing $1.1 billion of loans and launching a small-dollar Small Business Administration lending program.

The industry is taking lessons from instant point-of-sale lenders to help homeowners embarking on major projects.

Digital banking apps such as Daylight, Greenlight and Re:start are helping their customers do more than stash paychecks and save for the future.

The fintech is working with third-party marketplaces and similar partners to deliver its newest services, rather than try and sell directly to end users.

After a slow start, the Federal Reserve got its efforts to combat runaway inflation up to speed quickly, implementing tightening monetary policy at the fastest rate seen in decades. Here's a hike by hike breakdown.