The digital bank is on a larger mission to attract younger customers. It's inserting itself into the popular video game in the hope that game players will learn about its products and have fun at the same time.

The challenger bank now offers small businesses checking, lending and payments services on one platform and can link them through Plaid to external bank accounts.

Renaud Laplanche's fintech will give borrowers cash back when they lower their loan balances.

Both developments are part of the company’s strategy of becoming a full-service bank for its young, affluent customer base.

Donald Felix will join the Rhode Island company in January as head of national banking. He recently was responsible for developing a personal finance management strategy for JPMorgan Chase’s consumer bank.

The global bank has rolled out cash-flow forecasting tools as financial institutions race to meet urgent demands from commercial customers trying to navigate uncertain times.

Spence’s promotion to president could signal that the Cincinnati banking company is grooming him as a potential successor to Chairman and CEO Greg Carmichael.

Speculation is part of the reason for the growing differential in market capitalization between legacy financial institutions and upstarts. But one venture capitalist says it's "a call to action" for traditional banks to match fintechs' all-digital, customer-friendly services.

Foreign banks for years have been using technology that folds several communication and information-sharing capabilities into one platform. Now Citigroup and others here are showing interest because of the growing importance of digital in the pandemic.

As the pandemic speeds digital adoption at financial institutions, the technology giants are pitching products that scan in data from mortgage documents and provide security and compliance controls used by in-house tech developers.