The equity deal means that Acorns will gain a foothold in the U.K. and Europe, where GoHenry, the challenger bank it acquired, also operates.

Challenger banks MoneyLion, Acorns and Moves are partnering with "taxtech" companies to extend free or low-cost filing help to customers.

The neobank purchased the fintech lender in an all-cash offer, but did not disclose the price tag.

The February attack on the title loan company exposed Social Security numbers and possibly driver's licenses and passports. Eleven other financial companies have reported hacks this year.

StellarFi, Stratyfy, FinClusive and Oscilar have all had positive news in recent days.

M&T Bank joins a Massachusetts fintech-focused hub; Republic Bancorp in Louisville, Kentucky, once again expands in the Cincinnati market; ChatGPT suffers a security lapse and more in this week's banking news roundup.

Greenlight, developer of a digital banking app for kids and parents, launched a B2B product for financial institutions. Morgan Stanley and WaFd Bank are early partners.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has also proposed regulation to "level the playing field" in the equities market.

Financial institutions have a checkered history with students. A credit union and bank point to the benefits of their new products.

The financial technology company, best known for its higher education business, is hiring a co-CEO and promoting its chief technology and chief accounting officers.

Fintech funding was drying up before the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate Capital and Signature Bank. The banking crisis has set it back a bit further.

Pismo's platforms allow banks and financial technology companies to rapidly launch products for cards and payments, digital banking, digital wallets and marketplaces.

Having a single set of generally accepted c​ybersecurity incident rules would reduce costs to banks, but software industry leaders say this would serve their interests, too.

Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y., the House Small Business Committee's ranking Democrat, said she'd like to see the Small Business Administration delay opening its flagship loan guarantee program to more nondepository lenders until it sorted out growing concerns about Paycheck Protection Program fraud.

Companies like U.S. Bancorp have found ways to apply the information they use to serve thin-file applicants to small-business owners and other borrowers.