Bank technology

A San Francisco startup working with Swift plans to launch a network that would tie self-executing contracts to independent data sources.

It is the latest of several popular apps to close down in recent weeks.

The global bank’s U.S. unit has bounced back, aided by growth in deposits and wealth management profits as well as a focus on international customers. A $125 million investment in tech and branches hasn’t hurt either.

As the digital age reduces the wear on physical cards, how is it that some consumers are requesting new cards more frequently?

Readers react to USAA teaming up with Amazon’s Alexa, how a new Wells Fargo’s scandal could affect arbitration rules, a digital identity startup’s ambitions, and more.

Push Payments' Travis Dulaney discusses the Fed task force report; Brian Roemmele talks voice pay.

The tie-up comes as banks put more resources into helping customers manage their finances digitally.

The online lending platform Kabbage announced Thursday it has raised $250 million from the Japanese telecom giant SoftBank, marking its largest equity fundraising round to date.

Customers can ask Amazon’s virtual assistant about account balances, spending habits and financial questions that they may be too embarrassed to ask a human.

As an open network, bitcoin is in one sense the most inclusive financial system imaginable. But for now, transfers of the cryptocurrency are priced like a luxury good.