After digging deep into member data, Randolph-Brooks FCU in Texas developed a marketing campaign aimed at persuading JPMorgan Chase clients to switch to the credit union's own card. It's an effort its peers could imitate.

Simon Hu has unexpectedly resigned as chief executive officer of Ant Group Co., adding fresh turmoil to the financial technology giant as it grapples with Chinese government demands to overhaul its business.

The e-commerce giant's Amazon One palm-scanning can enroll consumers for building access and other use cases that require an ID.

The bill introduced by Rep. Patrick McHenry, the top Republican on the Financial Services Committee, would expand CFPB authority to the credit reporting industry and require that certain adverse information be removed from a consumer’s credit history.

The social media platform skews toward a more youthful demographic, while credit unions' average member age has been stuck in the late 40s for decades. But even institutions that use it have concerns about security.

Square, LendingClub and SoFi are among the upstarts that once positioned themselves as outsiders but now seek to challenge banks more directly. Here's how they're doing it.

The Arizona Fintech Council, an organization of banks, economic and technology groups, will encourage collaboration and access to the state's regulatory sandbox to promote a version of Europe's open banking policy in the U.S.

The Arizona Fintech Council, an organization of banks, economic and technology groups, will encourage collaboration and access to the state's regulatory sandbox to promote a version of Europe's open banking policy in the U.S.

As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau weighs rules on protecting customer information shared between banks and third parties, it should consider giving consumers full authority over their financial data and committing to direct oversight of everyone involved, including data aggregators and fintechs.

People open new accounts for a variety of purposes, often providing services banks don't provide, says FICO's Anna Hamilton.

New measures in California and Virginia give consumers more control over their information and may prevent banks from using geolocation services or analyzing personal data without obtaining consent first — except when preempted by federal law.

Shortly after hearing a Securities and Exchange Commission suit against Ripple caused MoneyGram to step back from its collaboration with the blockchain company, Ripple says the partnership is fully severed.

Ten companies this week joined the American Fintech Council, which debuted March 3 after the Marketplace Lending Association and Online Lending Policy Institute combined.

Unlike most IT investments that become obsolete in a few years, AI's ability to "learn" makes it increasingly more valuable, says Silent Eight's John O'Neill.

The fintech will help these consumers set aside money in a tax-advantaged savings account that won’t jeopardize federal benefits tied to income.

Hector Negroni, a leader in pushing the needle in municipal finance, talks policy, infrastructure, ESG and a growing global audience for investing in state and local governments.

Data connectivity is key to adding products and addressing customers, says Flinks' Yves-Gabriel Leboeuf.

Technology is helping some institutions find new growth opportunities as lending contracts, but many CUs also were able to use data to assist members during the early days of the pandemic.

Linking a variety of services to a payment account opens a new more flexible world of financial services, says Tribe Payments' Alex Ressish.

COVID-19 has pushed an increasingly popular, non-traditional POS lending product into the mainstream.