JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon fired a warning shot Friday at financial technology upstarts such as Chime and Plaid.

Tier1 Financial Solutions says the acquisition will give it access to midsize financial institutions and that Alessa's product will improve onboarding for Tier1's clients.

Sigal Zarmi, who took on broader duties this fall, is modernizing the company's technological infrastructure and using reverse mentoring to combat bias in the workplace.

While fintech's advancement creates a pathway for innovation, it also expands exposure to unintended risk, says Flywire's Mike Massaro.

What started as Mezu and went through 18 difficult months competing as a payments offering has now rebranded as Alviere, with a broader range of digital banking services.

The online lender founded by Renaud Laplanche is now a full-fledged challenger bank that can offer generous checking terms because, it says, it can count on its loans for profits.

CEO Michael Hayford wants to transform Cardtronics' ATM fleet into a distribution network for fintech services. But first he has to persuade the company to accept his offer.

Self-service payments require investment by the biller, but the payoffs can be huge, says PayNearMe's John Minor.

The online installment lender is the latest consumer-focused tech company to see its stock price soar on the first day of trading.

First Bank in New Jersey, Northeast Bank in Maine and others have warmed to the idea of using software to streamline Paycheck Protection Program lending so that employees can be more hands-on with customers.

With data collection and analysis becoming a vital aspect of digital payment methods, Worldline is launching its first data-as-a-service dashboard as Ingenico Insight.

The Utah company, which serves more than 2,000 banks and credit unions, has grown rapidly because it helps financial institutions deliver the types of personalized financial advice consumers have increasingly come to expect.

Several financial tech companies that applied to become national banks are seeking exemptions from many provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act. A consumer advocacy group and the American Bankers Association say the OCC mustn't allow this.

After calling off its bid to buy the data aggregator Plaid, the card network is shifting its focus back to its role as an enabler of digital payments and related services.

U.K. fintech Rapyd, backed by Stripe, has raised $300 million in a Series D round to fuel its growth through acquisitions in payment processing, card issuing and disbursements.

U.S. financial institutions should prepare for potential new regulations around data privacy and protection, digital identity verification and the use of biometrics, says OneSpan's Michael Magrath.

Visa and Plaid have terminated their tie-up and reached an agreement with the Department of Justice to dismiss the litigation brought against them when the deal raised antitrust questions.

Worldline's $10.9 billion acquisition of terminal and payments technology provider Ingenico last February marked the most notable payments transaction in 2020, according to the annual mergers and acquisitions data of the financial technology industry report from investment bank Berkery Noyes.

Walmart's fintech venture with Ribbit Capital allows it to influence more technological developments in the retail industry.

Japanese card issuer and acquirer JCB International has worked with real-time payments software provider ACI Worldwide to launch a web API-based payment service.