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Vault and Retiremap are launching products this week that are designed to help people stash cash where they can.

KeyCorp is acquiring HelloWallet, a personal financial management product it has offered its bank customers since 2015, from the investment research firm Morningstar.

Long Game uses behavioral economics and the mass popularity of lottery games to redirect lottery spending toward savings.

Bank of America is giving its "erica" chatbot more time to learn the nuances of language and banking basics. A profanity filter is one recent addition.

Brendan Dickinson of Canaan Partners says PFM startups have deep relationships with customers, unlike online lenders, but the revenue model isn't as strong.

Self Lender and Wela, two fintech startups, are making their marks on the savings app space by providing incentives to users to manage their money wisely.

Wells Fargo is piloting features that could help customers boost savings or plan for a trip.

The funding comes as the financial services industry continues to search for safer ways for customers to share their account data with third-party apps.

The startup Dave (just Dave) sells an app that forecasts short-term bank balances and sends users small-dollar advances when necessary, part of a wave of efforts to improve consumers’ financial health using digital tools.

The battle over screen scraping seems to be subsiding into a series of agreements between banks and fintechs using open APIs.

In our recent Community Bank Tech Projects series, we looked at the way a handful of banks chose to invest their precious resources over the last year. Here is a roundup of those projects.

MySpend, the app created by TD Bank and Moven, is a hit in Canada. The companies have signed an agreement to extend exclusivity to the U.S.

Google Play and CFSI aim to improve use of financial health apps through a storefront organized by consumers' needs and by publishing a guide for app developers.

NBT Bancorp has spent the last few years introducing digital banking features intended to reach a broad audience.

With a hand from Geezeo, Jack Henry is rolling out a product that will guide consumers in managing their finances and is said to give banks better insights.

Qapital's funding round comes as banks are increasingly adding money management tools to their mobile apps.

The U.K. challenger bank will reportedly bring the singer on as a brand ambassador, with an option to acquire a stake in the company.

EQ Bank, BankMobile and solarisBank offer insights into how they built their digital-only banks with design thinking, new products and money management tools.

Banks are helping customers build healthy financial habits through their apps. The tools could also strengthen customer retention when rates go up.

The services that Kasisto, Personetics, North Side and Teller offer banks to automate interactions vary in their levels of personality and the workload they can handle.