MoneyLion and Varo say familiarity with existing customers — whom they already offer savings, investment and personal finance products — will help them make smart credit decisions.

Fifth Third Bancorp becomes the largest bank to switch from state to OCC regulation; former Deutsche CEO named chairman of Man Group.

The largest financial institutions have a golden opportunity to capture more market share because of the under-40 crowd’s decided preference for digital banking, J.D. Power says. Yet so do nonbanks.

The money will help 155 institutions with outreach, security, training and more.

In addition to launching an automated investing app, the bank created a dedicated adviser unit to provide personal service to customers when they need it.

Numerated, a vendor of loan prospecting, marketing and underwriting software that was developed within Eastern Bank, now has $32 million.

Bank Independent in Alabama was among the first to let customers bank through Amazon Alexa. Its digital chief, Kelly Burdette, shares how and why.

Charging customers $40 for a $10 overdraft “makes no mathematical sense,” Chime CEO Chris Britt says in a critique of traditional banks.

There's been a significant lag in how financial institutions serve commercial clients with mobile technology, and that creates an opportunity for credit unions.

Enova has used AI in credit decisions for years. Now it’s having AI do the work of document verification, know-your-customer checks and more.

Despite the growth of digital advice, there's resistance to the business inside banks because of internal politics and a lack of data sharing, the company's CEO says.

A growing number of companies, led by Walmart, are offering payroll advance loans to their workers; Christian Sewing said he will invest 15% of his net earnings in the German bank’s struggling shares.

A look back at some of the coverage from Credit Union Journal's special report for August.

The core-banking provider Temenos, based in Geneva, was drawn to Kony's strong U.S. presence, its software for banks and a special app it owns.

The idea of a common digital identity for consumers has become more compelling amid the digitalization of the world's economy. Many bank and credit union executives consider it a natural fit, one the industry should be prepared to lead on.

Traditional players are getting innovative, and upstarts are becoming more sophisticated. The survivors will be companies that offer consumers an array of easy-to-use services, a venture capitalist says.

Two Michigan credit unions were sued by an individual who claimed their websites didn't comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Its latest feature makes it one of several mobile-only challenger banks in the U.S. that charge no overdraft fees of any kind.

House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters, D-Calif., and a bipartisan congressional delegation met with Swiss government officials last week to discuss Facebook’s plans to launch and operate a digital currency.

The banks considered an “unusual” investment banking merger; Volcker rule win will be followed by fights on capital rules, liquidity and stress tests.