Major cloud, consulting and software providers like Microsoft and Deloitte are plugging "blockchain as a service" for financial institutions that want to experiment with this technology without making huge investments.

Rock Valley Credit Union has selected Symitar EASE, the outsourced delivery model of the Episys core processing system.

A customer's social media presence provides a window to the soul, which a more traditional credit history cannot touch.

Elevations Credit Union in Boulder, Colo., has launched a new website, featuring a responsive desi

SunTrust Banks Inc. introduced enhanced rewards and bonuses with three new credit cards for customers about seven weeks after the October EMV liability shift, gaining some headwind with the added security of chip cards and an offer of free FICO score reporting.

A recent column by Penny Crosman on whether cards with newer chip technology should be paired with a signature or PIN, for added security, came down squarely on the side of using PINs. But the article overlooked a key fact in the debate: neither is the most important defense against fraud. It’s the chip that matters.

As wearable computing transitions from fantasy to fashion, developers are starting to consider the distinct risks that arise when payments migrate away from smartphones.

Millennial Vision Inc. (MVi), supplier of Laserfiche Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions to the credit union industry, on Monday said it has signed seven new CUs through November.

The core-processing vendor FIS wants to dream big like fintech startups when it comes to developing future services, but it also seeks to be large enough to offer multiple services in an era when banks are cutting back on third-party providers.

FitPay's alternative approach to wearable payments has gotten a boost from Comerica Bank and RocketSpace, which have chosen FitPay as the winner of the Wearable FinTech Startup Challenge.

Competition for commercial clients is fierce, so banks are on the hunt for ways to keep their customers happy.

The debate over whether signatures or PINs are a stronger security feature overlooks the fact that neither is the most important defense against fraud.

Most credit unions lack the resource heft of the larger banks that are pursuing their own mobile payment projects, but they aren't left empty-handed.

Sharetec System, a company that provides both in-house and service bureau core solutions to credit unions, said 10 credit unions decided to move to Sharetec’s Service Center last month.

Mobile ticketing and payment provider Masabi has received $12 million in funding from various investors, including MasterCard.

Most credit unions lack the resource heft of the larger banks that are pursuing their own mobile payment projects, but they aren't left empty-handed.

Banks have a lot of work to do to modernize branches and keep their technology on par with other businesses' digital tools. Here are some ideas worth borrowing from retailers, restaurants and consumer electronics makers if banks haven't adopted them already, says appointment-software firm Financial Management Solutions.

Wirecard's Indonesian arm has partnered with local financial technology firms to integrate a Near Field Communication-powered mobile wallet, TCASH, into its global network.

Apple Inc. is reportedly working with Boku to bring a carrier billing option to iTunes users in Russia.

The "last mile" of a business-to-business payment, as funds reach a destination bank account, needs common standards and transparency as more companies eliminate paper checks and move to digital transactions.