To say 2019 has been a busy year for Michal Katz fails to capture the whirlwind of activity and change that has surrounded her for the past 12 months.

Amy Brady, KeyCorp's chief information officer, is keen to spread the word to potential employees about tech opportunities in Cleveland.

StreetShares, started as a peer-to-peer service for veterans, has added a platform intended to connect small financial institutions and underbanked companies.

The consumer agency is investigating Bank of America over “potentially unauthorized” accounts; why fintech rollouts are magnets for fraud; KeyCorp’s Beth Mooney to retire next year; and more from this week’s most-read stories.

Increased adoption of The Clearing House’s faster payments system could put pressure on community banks and credit unions awaiting the launch of the Fed’s competing service, FedNow.

The fintech is now worth $10 billion more than its top rival, Square; cost cuts, asset growth and share buybacks could offset the headwinds from low rates.

From expanding their membership to buying naming rights for major stadiums, big credit unions are taking unfair advantage of their tax exemption, bankers and industry observers argue.

Salaryo and Joust are among the companies catering to a clientele of underbanked entrepreneurs, Uber drivers and the like. Venture capital dollars are starting to follow.

A federal judge blocked state regulators from suing the agency over its new charter, but it’s still unclear whether fintechs would even apply.

The mortgage industry has put more emphasis on organizing data in a digital manner and presenting it in an easily digestible format.

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.

Fintechs that simply offer cosmetic upgrades to the cumbersome American banking system won't survive.

A new registry aims to make it easier for credit unions to set up voice banking capabilities, but it remains to be see if consumer demand is there for this service.

With more players joining the lending industry, it's becoming a more crowded space, and business owners weighing their options are a bit overwhelmed, says Luke Intuit's Luke Voiles.

Mission Lane, which was spun off from LendUp in December, said Monday that Shane Holdaway took the helm in August after roughly a year serving as CEO of Barclays' U.S. consumer bank. The upstart lender also announced that it has raised $200 million in equity funding.

Hackers go in for the kill when challenger banks and others launch retail products. So the companies are forced to step up their defenses — fast.

The West Virginia company, which invests heavily in fintech firms, bought Chartwell Compliance in Maryland.

A federal judge blocked state regulators from suing the agency over its new charter, but it’s still unclear whether fintechs would even apply.

Hawaii State FCU has a dedicated branch for testing new products. It's a format that other institutions could follow.

The online lender’s name will go on a glitzy new stadium scheduled to open next year in Inglewood, Calif. The big question is whether the 20-year deal will contribute to profitability, which SoFi has yet to achieve on a consistent basis.