Disruptors

Community bank executives, payments officials and others said Libra faces an uphill battle amid heavy competition and regulatory scrutiny.

The Dutch company is no longer a bank in some countries, but more of a digital matchmaker between consumers and financial products provided by third parties, explains innovation chief Benoit LeGrand.

Both companies want money to be "programmable." But how to go about it is a matter of dispute.

Monzo has been adding roughly 200,000 users a month in the U.K., and is hoping to replicate that success as it launches in the U.S.

The investment firm is launching a company called Akoya that it says will help ease the technical aspects of data sharing, as well as disputes and liability issues, for banks, fintechs and data aggregators.

Manulife Financial, Canada's largest life insurer, is taking on the country's large lenders with a new package of banking products designed to win over digitally savvy millennials.

A trio of big deals in the payments and financial tech area and continued bank and venture capital interest in fintech investments are creating expectations for a banner year.

The bank launched Finn in an effort to attract millennials. But there were problems with how it implemented the digital-only brand, experts said.

Suspense builds on what the new name of merged BB&T-SunTrust will be; JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says Wells Fargo 'irresponsible' for lack of CEO plan; how APIs are being used at Citi, BBVA and other leading banks; and more from this week's most-read stories.

The Apple co-founder offered advice on how to create successful products, why he craves privacy and why companies should value engineers and inventors.