Zest AI and Origence designed a new white-labeled product for institutions that lack the resources to develop a custom platform based on artificial intelligence.

After the departure of a key Small Business Administration official, lawmakers from both parties are calling on the SBA's chief to delay rules that could open the agency's biggest lending program to more nonbanks — or even consider reversing the changes.

The Los Angeles fintech lender has agreed to refund voluntary payments paid by borrowers in California, Connecticut and the District of Columbia. Voluntary payments for loans have come under scrutiny from consumer advocates and state officials.

The bank is focusing on pre-seed companies that specialize in fintech or other forms of technology and have diverse founders.

The FDIC reviewed more than 20 other offers before selling the failed bank, including one from a San Francisco fintech.

The challenger bank offers the largest advances on the market, but it is still working to become net cash positive and faces stiff competition.

First Horizon commits part of TD breakup fee to local communities, Southern Security poised for huge membership growth, Marqeta faces layoffs and more in this week's banking news roundup.

Michigan State University Federal Credit Union is partnering with Debbie, a Miami-based fintech that helps consumers break free of delinquency and correct bad spending habits, to strengthen its financial education tools and build its deposit base.

The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau told a fintech audience Thursday that banks need to make it easier for consumers to switch accounts, and should make lending decisions with less reliance on credit scores.

Charlie, a digital banking service, will advance users their Social Security benefits and will try to act like a "smart, kind and trusted nephew."

American Banker's editorial staff honors 20 women who are leading in all areas of fintech, including startups, venture capital firms, accelerators and law firms.

American Banker's editorial staff chose 20 leaders who have done groundbreaking work during the past year.

The Federal Reserve claims to want to encourage the formation of de novo banks, but its treatment of Custodia Bank calls that commitment into question.

CEO of Global Payments to step down, Raisin names a new U.S. CEO, TopLine Financial Credit Union in Minnesota names new CEO and more in this week's banking news roundup.

A noted futurist argues that banks that rely on traditional methods of attracting and growing deposits are setting themselves up for failure in an increasingly online world.

Greenwood and Kinly aspire to build wealth among the Black community. 

The United States needs to follow the lead of other countries by letting fintech firms test innovative products at the national level. Failure to do so could send promising new ideas overseas.

The neobank expects to turn a profit by the end of the year, but faces challenges as it copes with the government's pause on federal student loan repayment and with the difficulty of selling technology services to other businesses.

The 34-page document demands that the bank get regulatory nonobjection for every new fintech partnership and requires the bank to step up its monitoring of partners' compliance with banking laws.

The San Francisco fintech is trying a new solution to a persistent problem, as marketplace demand for its loans continues to drop.