Investments

ChargeAfter, a startup that matches retail customers with financing options at the point of sale from various lenders, has raised $8 million in its first major funding round.

It's tempting to reach for higher returns on securities in anticipation of tightening margins. However, that strategy has pitfalls, including underestimating risks or being caught flat-footed by future rate moves.

Payment industry mega-mergers continue with $21.5B deal; the cryptocurrency is up 140% this year, including 70% this month.

TransferWise Ltd. leapfrogged fintech startups, more than doubling its valuation to $3.5 billion in a fundraising round that pushes back the need for an initial public offering.

Apps need to give customers confidence in ease of use, speed, aesthetics, credibility and user experience, as well as the ability to receive tailored communications through favored channels from their financial institution of choice, writes James Brown, CEO of Smart Communications.

Galileo Processing has created a digital banking product that seeks to provide wealth managers with the offering they generally lack: an in-house savings account that pays competitive rates.

A German fintech firm that counts PayPal Holdings Inc. among its investors wants to expand its internet platform for bank-savings products to the U.S.

Although higher corporate debt could hurt the economy, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell argued changes made since the last crisis will guard against a meltdown.

A year after trying to save faltering payday lender Wonga, Balderton Capital is investing in the other side of the model by leading a $19 million Series A funding round in Wagestream, a U.K. startup that provides flexible payroll technology to avoid payday loans.

The comptroller, now a year and a half on the job, discusses his attempts to revamp the supervision process for national banks and make the agency run more efficiently.