Online banking

After years of laying the groundwork, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has converted its credit union into an all-digital bank. Here's a look at the company's strategy.

Community banking highlights in 2024 included strong deposit growth at a Los Angeles-based digital-only bank, continued regulatory scrutiny of banking-as-a-service arrangements, along with a transformational deal in the Old Dominion.

VersaBank in London, Ontario, agreed nearly two years ago to buy a small Minnesota bank. The buyer's CEO says he remains hopeful approval will come soon.

CEO Scott Sanborn said it's unclear when demand from banks to buy the fintech's loans will return.

The partners aim to lend $150 million in the next three years to sellers from "socially and economically distressed communities."

Singapore country head Shee Tse Koon describes the bank's push to create a massive marketplace that offers everything from hotel reservations to health care.

Octane Lending is among the financial companies that have begun adopting software that the startup FairPlay calls "fairness as a service" as regulators scrutinize banks' artificial intelligence-based loan decisions.

Changing the retailer's prepaid card into a demand deposit account gives customers access to more digital banking tools.

A comprehensive strategy around when and how consumers pay bills online can better help credit unions understand members' behavior patterns and deepen those relationships.

Join Jim McKelvey, co-founder of Square as he offers his insights into where the Fintech industry is headed next year. Will a Biden administration insist on greater regulation? What will happen in the cryptocurrency markets? What will be the big IPOs in the sector? Will GooglePlex make a big splash? What new technologies or applications should we be expecting?