Start-up funding

Some lenders, especially in markets like California, are preparing in case of a technology-industry stumble that hurts business, real estate and other loan segments. Whether those fears are well founded is a matter of debate.

Seven years after James Gutierrez left Oportun Financial and started a competitor, the acrimony sparked by the divorce is coming into public view.

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.

In the startup sector, female founders consistently receive far less venture capital than male founders, but a program by Quesnay is looking to change that.

Banks want to encourage innovation by extending access to outside developers, but customer data remains vulnerable while in use by an application.

As robotic process automation expands into day-to-day lending operations, IBM is teaming up with UiPath, a startup that specializes in the new technology.

The core-banking vendor won the investment and ringing endorsements from the trade group and several banks because its open system and cloud delivery could eventually challenge entrenched tech players.

The 10 startups will receive initial investments, mentoring and training as part of the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator.

The strategies to foster innovation are changing to emphasize cost-effective effort and granting fintechs more control over development.

Since banks are under constant attack by hackers, the startup XM Cyber is offering them a simulator that seeks to do its virtual worst in order to prevent a real breach.

Wells Fargo explains to the "girls" that there really is no gender bias, but that guy is retiring, OK? Rana Yared is one of Goldman Sachs' 18 new female partners. And Mary Meeker sets a huge target for the venture capital firm she'll create to invest in tech startups.

Serial neobank entrepreneur Anthony Thomson is building his third institution, this one in Australia. Here's what he's learned about the industry as he embarks on another run.

Harvest is when farmers need funding the most. ProducePay has financed over $850 million of produce in under four years, disrupting traditional finance rules in the farm-to-table process.

Striking the right balance between personalization and privacy is just one challenge the startup Finn AI is grappling with as it refines the artificial intelligence behind banking through Alexa and other devices.

At Barclays' fintech accelerator, this year's class has fresh takes on personal financial management, recruiting and trade finance.

A $245 million funding round for the payments processor Stripe contributed to heavy venture capital investment in the third quarter.

Mike Cagney’s current venture, Figure Technologies, is offering consumers the ability to apply online for home equity loans and get funding in as little as five days.

Bank Novo isn't a business lender (lots of firms already do that) or an account provider (it has a bank partner for that). Instead, it provides small businesses tools to track and analyze their banking activities.

Shamir Karkal said his startup will allow fintechs to develop ACH processing for their companies without having to partner with banks.

Some startups are eschewing San Francisco and New York to set up shop in the middle of America. And for good reason.