In focus testing for its digital-only app, Finn, Chase learned users wanted a standalone brand that still offered some traditional features, such as paper checks.

The graduates of this year's Fintech Innovation Lab New York, chosen by executives at 43 banks, are focusing on improving artificial intelligence, solving IT issues and providing a better customer experience.

Denver-based P2Binvestor plans to use the new funds to expand its bank partnership program.

Banks are more established organizations that cannot afford to take the same shortcuts and risks as startups do in fintech development, executives said.

The acting agency chief defended the “zero tolerance” policy while praising the permanent CFPB nominee suspected of having been involved in implementing it.

Big banks and wealth managers are unwilling to sacrifice fee income and make other changes to catch up with their customers' digital demands, fintech leaders said.

Paycheck information gleaned from bank accounts is emerging as an alternative to verifying a mortgage applicant's income and employment with a 4506-T tax transcript request to the IRS.

Robinhood Markets has more than 4 million U.S. consumers using its free stock-trading platform. Now, it's in talks to offer them other banking services like savings accounts, according to people familiar with the matter.

Fountain City Fintech, a program planned by NBKC Bank, would be one of the first fintech incubators formed by a community bank.

JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo are following Silicon Valley's lead by offering new fee-free accounts. While there are risks involved, the cost of doing nothing would be significant, analysts said.

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Opening internet cafes and investing in new technology are part of an effort to provide nimble, efficient services, the bank's CFO said in a strategy talk.

Security Group was fined $5 million for abusive collection tactics; the Dutch payments company is now valued at nearly $16 billion.

The internet-only bank plans to offer businesses a way to quickly open accounts online.

From the opportunities — and threats — in artificial intelligence to envisioning a world in which "Wi-Fi is like air," here is what everyone was buzzing about at American Banker's Digital Banking conference.

According to one analyst, the threat from fintech was overrated – but there are plenty of other tech trends credit unions need to be ready for.

The London company unveiled FusionFabric.cloud at Money 20/20 Europe this week.

Developing technology in-house and then licensing it is one way a small bank can build a reputation as an innovator.

Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google garner so much attention that they have their own collective shorthand, FAANG. But it was a mostly different set of companies, including Starbucks and Acorns, that were top of mind this week for their financial services moves.

Banks will need to evolve further and faster to reach consumers in an interconnected, always online world, according to industry leaders.