The management team of R3 CEV thinks blockchain is going to revolutionize the financial services industry.

The Portland, Ore., company is pitching its technology as a way for banks to enter digital lending without sacrificing their relationships with customers.

As U.S. banks wrangle with account-aggregation sites over screen scraping, the U.K. is championing a safer method for sharing data that could transform the way customers interact with financial institutions.

The rapid growth of competition from nonbanks has the potential to hit community banks harder than the mortgage meltdown.

The proliferation of easy-to-use analytics tools has allowed community banks to do what used to take teams of quants to accomplish. Some are using it to get an edge in M&A, others are using it to improve efficiency.

The online loan broker Fundera has published information about the interest rates paid by customers of its website, the latest development in a debate about transparency of the cost of credit provided by alternative lenders.

SunTrust Banks in Atlanta has hired Corinne Cuthbertson as a brand, advertising and digital marketing executive.

With the outlook for mobile payments improving, American Express has brought together several initiatives in this area under a new umbrella dubbed Amex Enabled Digital Solution.

Forward-thinking companies could get a reputation lift from being first out of the gate with interesting apps. Banks could also be first to help protect customers from the inevitable privacy leaks that the IoT will make possible.

U.S. Bank recently updated its mobile app to a system that would allow it to react more quickly to new technology. It's going to need that flexibility now that consumers are complaining about missing features in the latest upgrade.

A man accused of operating a bitcoin exchange allegedly owned by the mastermind of a criminal enterprise that hacked at least nine big financial institutions and publishing firms, including JPMorgan Chase, pleaded not guilty to money laundering.

Before answering a single question about bitcoin or blockchain technology, Align Commerce CEO Marwan Forzley began slamming the mainstream process of moving funds across borders.

Recent U.S. and U.K. assessments of anti-money-laundering and efforts to combat terrorism financing show how the two countries have structured respective approaches to pinpointing key risks.

Community banks are embracing branch innovations to deliver a more personalized experience to customers, and differentiate themselves from larger competitors.

Customer expectations for digital are a moving target, and banks and their vendors are quickly trying to figure out which products and services to add next.

Bank Leumi's conservatism helped it stay profitable during the financial crisis. The bank, a unit of Leumi Group in Israel, is ready to get more aggressive in areas such as technology lending.

Quadriga Fintech Solutions Corp., a Canadian bitcoin exchange, is launching a blockchain innovation research lab to build new payments and financial services technology.

The Treasury Department has recently solicited input on how to improve marketplace lending. Here are four ways to help improve access to credit.

The competitive environment has raised the importance and profile of marketing, but many banks are still trying to market themselves on a shoestring budget.

Royal Bank of Canada's chief executive, Dave McKay, says the company could roll out a loyalty system kept on a blockchain next year as it experiments with distributed ledgers and looks to enhance its mobile wallet.