Regtech

The company sees increasing consumer demand for cryptocurrency, especially in Asia, and gradual acceptance among financial institutions.

A look back at some of the coverage from Credit Union Journal's special report for August.

With lawmakers unlikely to act in the near future to ease financial institutions' regulatory burden, new technologies could be the solution to credit unions’ AML woes.

Banks are using Receptiviti’s software to find signs of stress, collusion and questionable sales practices among employees.

Capacity, formerly Jane.ai, originally designed its chatbot to answer consumers' questions, but when employees started using it, that gave the startup an idea for a new business line.

The FDIC chief said it is critical to give the industry clarity on using emerging technologies, particularly for the thousands of community banks her agency oversees.

A fintech called NCS Analytics wants to analyze power-use data at cannabis businesses for banks that finance them. It says the information can help expose illegitimate activity.

Financial institutions welcome regulatory feedback on their fintech offerings, but the industry wants the agency to waive enforcement for approved products.

The former state banking superintendent weighs in on some of the toughest questions bank regulators are grappling with and the lawsuit (still ongoing) that she filed against the OCC.

Smart rulemaking starts with consolidating multiple agencies into one body with a clear mandate.

The argument that only the federal government is up to the task is misguided.

The argument that only the federal government is up to the task is misguided.

Facebook’s plan to launch a cryptocurrency has raised concerns that state banking regulators may not be equipped to oversee large, international companies.

In a downturn, some fintechs, such as independent lenders, will be more vulnerable to economic forces than those working to service banks' regulatory needs.

Senators will examine the social media giant’s plan to offer a digital currency. House Financial Services Committee leaders have already criticized the idea.

House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters and Rep. Patrick McHenry, the top GOP panel member, said Facebook must testify about Project Libra.

Synapse is working to refine its application programming interfaces to meet know-your-customer and other complex requirements, but it's a tall order, the head of the back-office-services platform says.

TD and several other banks are licensing credit underwriting and fraud prevention technology from the fintech Avant to get their digital-lending products to market faster.

As bankers' skepticism about blockchain deepens, crypto firms should demonstrate how the technology can help financial companies, such as by extending access to the underbanked, says Hinkes, a prominent advocate of blockchain.

Chime, Chart IQ, Starling Bank and several other startups have raised millions of dollars from venture capital and private-equity firms this year. Here's what they plan to do with their haul.