Congress should get behind the Fed's effort to launch a real-time payments service instead of getting in its way.

Laurie Stewart says a string of bank sales to credit unions supports the case that the latter's tax-exempt status should be eliminated.

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Newcomers to the U.S. tend to have a hard time getting credit cards because they lack credit history here. Amex has deployed technology from a fintech, Nova Credit, that could change this.

Rakefet Russak-Aminoach, who will leave the company at the end of the month, has raised net profit and lowered costs by revamping its technology and culture.

Originally formed to help consumers spot recurring charges, Truebill is adding banking and financial management features to its app.

Outages last week at Chime and Varo Money have executives on the defensive.

Recent years have seen a transformation in credit-card customer acquisition. This report explores how consumers are interacting with the new expanse of marketing and acquisition channels and examines where opportunities and threats to issuers may lie.

Congress should get behind the Fed's effort to launch a real-time payments service instead of getting in its way.

U.S. Bancorp is eliminating thousands of branch workers as it adjusts to changing customer preferences, according to a person briefed on the decision.

A majority of banks globally may not be economically viable because their returns on equity aren’t keeping pace with costs, the consultancy said in its annual review of the industry released this week.

Complaints that banks, credit unions and nonbanks compete on an uneven playing field should be heard, just as community banks must take seriously the threats from high-tech rivals, says Julie Stackhouse, a retiring supervision official at the St. Louis Fed.

The move follows similar offers from other major brokerages in the last two weeks, as the wealth management industry races to woo clients with the lowest-priced products possible.

At TCF National Bank in Detroit and First National Bank of Omaha, early results from artificial intelligence pilot programs are strong.

Usage of mobile and online banking services continues to rapidly expand. Here's how credit unions can help members understand the value these sevices offer.

Customers of the New Jersey bank will be able to complete applications in minutes and receive funding in as little as one business day.

The Toronto-based bank has hired 1,200 people across five countries in North and South America to focus on digital features.

The service from Evolve Bank & Trust and Branch lets workers access a piece of their next paycheck to meet unexpected expenses.

The payments processor Galileo suffered what it described as an "operational incident" that caused more than 24 hours of outages at the fintechs Chime and Varo Money.

The fintech provides API support to Chime, Varo Money and other challenger banks.