Pokémon Go has taken the U.S. by storm, to put it mildly. For an app that was released very recently, it already has more users than Twitter and is beating Facebook on daily engagement.

The popular German digital startup Fidor Bank has agreed to be acquired by Groupe BPCE, the second-largest French bank.

Banks need to improve their use of technology designed for small-business customers soon, or risk losing them.

A less discussed but arguably more important application of the blockchain is to help serve the unbanked masses, including refugees.

Banks can borrow some of the best practices from mobile-first fintech firms in order to compete with startups for millennials.

Despite the hurdles facing technology giants in offering payments services, they remain keenly interested in the sector and more traditional service providers should stay on alert.

Large incumbents can effectively pursue and cultivate disruptive innovation without buying a disruptor. Here's how.

B of A says customers are becoming inundated with wallet options, so they are holding out on building their own.

Several core processing vendors with mobile-age platforms have sprung up in the past year. Making a lasting mark in a field dominated by entrenched vendors will take time.

N26, a Berlin startup that offers financial services directly to consumers, said Thursday it's received a German banking license that will let it offer a fuller range of products across Europe.