Wells Fargo leads $70 million funding effort targeting credit-challenged entrepreneurs; PayPal adds Tap to Pay for Venmo, Zettle; Amex names new CFO to succeed retiring veteran finance chief and more in this week's banking news roundup.

PeoplesBank in Massachusetts and others have developed digital brands that cater to younger customers' demands for smoother technology and mobile experiences.

The automated investment service is the latest offering from the U.K. challenger bank as it works to break into non-European markets.

The startup processes more than $10 billion of purchases annually and was among the first digital lending platforms in India to provide short-term working capital for small or family-owned merchants.

The allegation that Binance encouraged the use of location-obscuring technology so that it could illegally serve U.S. clients is a symptom of a broader problem for financial services companies.

The online game, CoastalWorld, introduces players to the bank's fintech and neobank partners.

Zirtue will now let borrowers retrieve funds from MoneyGram locations rather than being limited to a bank account or debit card.

Barefoot, co-founder of the Alliance for Innovative Regulation, works to help regulators innovate. She is one of American Banker's most influential women in fintech.

This week in global news, Mastercard teams with SimpliFi in the Middle East, Venezuela and Russia collaborate on payments, Alipay backs Asian Games and more. 

For small credit unions, enlisting outside helps accelerate the development of new products — as long as all risks and regulations are properly addressed.

A combination of user-facing apps helped drive scores from 27 to 73. Ingram is one of American Banker's Innovators of the Year.

Gotsch is one of American Banker's Most Influential Women in Fintech.

Banks that haven't built a plan to implement the Federal Reserve's new real-time payments system still have time to make up lost ground.

Hiring staff members through the H-1B visa program can be a great way to fill critical vacancies while securing skilled and loyal employees, experts say.

If the U.S. and Canada don't develop a coherent framework for regulating the industry, North America risks broader losses to other growing industries, like fintech and artificial intelligence.

The interagency report recommends practices for financial institutions to manage relationships with fintechs and other third parties.

As incentive marketing and payments preferences change, Geeta Chandan, vice president and head of product and loyalty at Discover, will join us at American Banker's Payments Forum to discuss opportunities and challenges. interview at Payments Forum

The core banking provider was No. 1 on American Banker's ranking of the Best Places to Work in Fintech this year. The company attributes this success to encouraging employees to hash out solutions to challenges.

Whitney Stewart Russell, President of Digital Solutions at Fiserv, speaks with Chana Schoenberger, Editor-in-Chief of American Banker, about how turmoil in the industry and the economy is playing out as banks work to become more digital.

The 50 companies that made American Banker's annual list share insights into what makes their workplace culture enticing for potential new hires and current staff members.