Close collaboration between leading payment innovators and regulators could help regulators better understand the direction the industry is headed, says Arkose Labs' Vanita Pandey.

Betsy Cohen, formerly of The Bancorp Bank, and venture capitalist Ryan Gilbert have created a vehicle to raise hundreds of millions of dollars, purchase a technology company and expand it.

A historic charter award defines a new beginning for digital banking, Varo Money becomes the first consumer fintech in US history to gain full regulatory approval to become a national bank

Florida and West Virginia recently joined four other states in setting up regulatory sandboxes that allow startups to test products with consumers without obtaining a license.

The OCC’s efforts to bring the technology into the financial mainstream could help people in underserved communities execute payments more securely.

"It's on-demand capital for us," Optus Bank's CEO says of the payment company's deposit. The funds are part of PayPal's broader effort to confront race and income inequality.

"It's on-demand capital for us," Optus Bank's CEO says of the payment company's deposit. The funds are part of PayPal's broader effort to confront race and income inequality.

Viva Wallet's cloud-based payments service will soon reach merchants in 23 European countries through an expanded acceptance agreement with Japan’s JCB card network. The move comes a few weeks after the Greek fintech became a bank.

The product, which is also aimed at community banks, includes a "take-back" option that allows consumers to withdraw extra funds they've paid that go beyond their monthly scheduled mortgage payment.

The digital banking and payments wave needs more cloud computing and less hardware, says Ripple's Marcus Treacher.

Banks can capitalize on Amazon’s ambitions by teaming up to launch financial products and services aimed at coveted customer segments. But they should beware the legal and regulatory pitfalls.

Unicomer Group, Latin America’s equivalent of Best Buy, has teamed up with YellowPepper to develop a digital credit app that acts as a financial services center for underbanked and unbanked consumers.

Meredith Fuchs, formerly the top lawyer at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, says data aggregators like Plaid "have matured." She will help the company prepare for new data-sharing rules and its pending sale to Visa.

Meredith Fuchs, formerly the top lawyer at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, says data aggregators like Plaid "have matured." She will help the company prepare for new data-sharing rules and its pending sale to Visa.

New research finds that it's become harder than ever to acquire new customers — and equally challenging to engage newly acquired ones.

New research finds that it's become harder than ever to acquire new customers — and equally challenging to engage newly acquired ones.

New research finds that it's become harder than ever to acquire new customers — and equally challenging to engage newly acquired ones

Providing core payment capabilities, like debit and credit or P2P, are a business necessity. But you must also have a host of complementary services and capabilities that surround these services, says Fiserv's Himanshu Patel.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is overstepping its authority in granting charters to fintechs and other companies that don’t take deposits.

A pilot program that would let banks, credit unions and challenger banks bid to offer financial services within rural and inner-city post offices could be a first step in serving the underbanked while also helping to shore up the U.S. Postal Service's finances.