These three payment firms are working to grow revenue by pivoting to new markets and technologies, all while waiting for a turnaround in the industry.

Companies such as Synctera, Treasury Prime and Unit are diversifying their services or enabling more direct contracts between banks and fintechs to survive in an evolving regulatory environment.

Stearns Bank in Saint Cloud is working with the on-demand payment technology firm Reset to launch an earned-wage card for blue collar and immigrant families struggling with access to money.

The fintech topped American Banker's annual list this year. CEO Dave Buerger attributed the company's hands-off management style as one reason that draws in and keeps workers around.

Consumer debt aggregators such as Method, Payitoff, Spinwheel and Tally are partnering with financial institutions to embed solutions that aggregate account information and devise ways to optimize repayment — including with low-interest offers from the bank itself.

DCI in Hutchinson, Kansas, is giving employees unsure about retirement the option to work part-time and gradually ease into the next phase of their lives.

Thousands of consumers had to wait more than 90 days for funds after their accounts were suddenly closed, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The $1.1 billion-asset Vibrant is working with the San Francisco-based distributed ledger development firm Metallicus through its Metal Blockchain Banking Innovation Program to examine use cases.

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Rep. French Hill, the No. 2 Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, promised bankers Tuesday that he will continue to push back against Biden administration regulators, especially on bank-fintech partnerships and digital assets.

Michigan State University Federal Credit Union is working with the relationship-based lending app Zirtue to offer members a tool for outlining lending agreements and repayment plans.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is arguing that Colorado has the right to establish an interest rate cap that all state-chartered banks must follow. Three industry groups are suing the state in an effort to stop its attempted crackdown.

Mississippi's Renasant names its next CEO; environmental fintech Aspiration Partners spins out its consumer brand; the OCC adds five weeks to comment period for Capital One-Discover merger; and more in the weekly banking news roundup.

The San Francisco-based firm's Anchorage Digital Trusted Liquidity and Settlement network, better known as Atlas, will allow clients to settle a range of cryptocurrency transactions.

The banking-as-a-service middleware provider will be acquired by TabaPay. Other middleware providers may be forced to evolve or face the same fate.

Leaders of ORNL Federal Credit Union are piloting Zest AI's new artificial intelligence-powered assistant to ensure equitable underwriting practices and measure performance against similar institutions.

Banking Circle US is the first company to use Connecticut's uninsured bank charter for wholesale and merchant activities. This kind of charter makes sense for payments firms, but questions persist about overall viability.

Bellwether Community Credit Union's partnership with the New York ad tech firm Prizeout is working to build out gift card programs and generate added sources of non-interest income.

Recent months have seen an uptick in enforcement actions against banks engaging in banking-as-a-service strategies. Observers are split on whether that enhanced scrutiny is temporary or terminal.