Top House Financial Services Committee Republicans questioned the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s stance on innovation, and said they were worried about the impact that would have on the bank examination process.

Challenger banks, like traditional banks, are under pressure to operate with fewer expenses. Artificial intelligence is part of the answer, and the impact on the workforce may be profound.

In this month's roundup of popular tech news: SEC responds to successful hack on its X account, community banks get closer to fintech hubs, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency weighs in on Blue Ridge Bancshares and more.

The risk of harm to users' financial health is much greater with direct-to-consumer advances than it is from earned wage access programs.

The neobank doubled its membership to five million consumers and hired 200 people last year. Founder and CEO Renaud Laplanche explains how it fared during a time when many fintechs struggled.

Fintechs that jump ship to more stable sponsor banks need to prove they have a solid business and take compliance seriously.

The Virginia bank is one of three that have been publicly admonished by regulators this week due to problems related to their banking-as-a-service programs.

The San Francisco technology company is partnering with Onramp Invest to offer registered investment experts tools for facilitating larger digital asset transactions.

The criminal hacking gang LockBit said it was behind a ransomware attack that shut down some of the operations of EquiLend, a financial technology firm that processes trillions of dollars of securities-lending transactions every month.  

The digital financial services firm announced layoffs Tuesday, with the goal of keeping the company steady until conditions improve for its business users.