Paddleboarding in the morning, assigned mentors, passion projects: How firms on our inaugural ranking of the Best Fintechs to Work For attract (and keep) top talent with Silicon Valley perks.

The online lending platform takes corporate culture seriously but encourages employees not to take themselves too seriously.

The World Economic Forum said the effort is designed to strengthen fintech cybersecurity.

Promontory Interfinancial Network, a provider of bank products and services, goes to great lengths (sometimes literally) to retain its employees over the long term.

State-level support will give the digital assets industry much needed footing, said Caitlin Long, a former managing director at Morgan Stanley.

The negotiations between Amazon and big banks like JPMorgan Chase and Capital One to offer a checking-account-like product pose significant questions for regulators about the e-commerce giant pushing further into the banking space.

The online lender is taking a stand against businesses that sell assault weapons or that sell any type of firearms to people under 21.

The fintech industry has some cool workplace quirks, but behind the fun factor is a serious mission to build an enthusiastic, satisfied workforce.

The Russia probe puts a national spotlight on a Chicago bank exec; CFPB's Mulvaney and Sen. Warren face off (again) while a credit union CEO takes a surprising position on the industry's tax exemption.

To attract new customers, banks are getting rid of the paper-based payments process between builders and subcontractors.