Bankers groups are keeping close tabs on a host of legislative and gubernatorial proposals, from prize-linked savings accounts in Iowa to rent control in Massachusetts to a slew of bills modeled after California's recently passed data privacy law.

When it comes to customers using application programming interfaces, the bank appears to be outpacing its rivals.

Visa Inc. said revenue from its consulting arm will climb 20% this year as the network makes more money selling data and analytics to banks and retailers.

The U.S. telco sector has worked hard to control the mobile wallets developed on its phones. While its earliest efforts didn't last long, companies like T-Mobile and Sprint took decidedly different paths to reach where they are now.

Tech sprints that bring regulators together with bank officials, data scientists and software companies originated in the U.K. and have crossed the pond into the U.S.

By pooling fraud data and making it accessible in real time, FIs can scan check deposits to identify fraudulent checks before a loss occurs, says Advanced Fraud Solutions' Ted Kirk.

Four Chinese military members charged with stealing data of 150 million Americans; fintech can use deposit insurance, a step toward a full bank charter.

It was Varo's second try with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., but it has now moved within a few steps of obtaining what has eluded fintech firms of late: a green light from banking regulators.

Financial institutions and payment companies are embracing the cloud, but they hoped for better results, Maria Allen of Unisys contends.

The rise in food delivery options is affecting restaurants of all kinds. It's a trend driven by consumers' strong appetite for mobile ordering and payments.

Fraudsters are smarter and more devious than ever before. With that evolution comes an increase in successful fraud attempts, seen especially by companies that do not practice modern payment safety protocols.

The digital-only bank found customers are anxious about their inability to set aside money, so it decided to offer automated savings tools, consumer chief Diane Morais says. It is one of the larger companies to do so.

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Shifting to a seamless, customer-centric automation strategy can help credit unions better compete with the big banks while also meeting consumer expectations set by the likes of Amazon, Uber and more.

Gavin Newsom's proposal to create a consumer watchdog modeled after the CFPB includes a provision that would make it easier for upstart financial firms to obtain industrial loan charters.

Curve has decided to take advantage of the work done by the major mobile wallet brands by adding support for Apple Pay and the other major wallet apps. This addition is designed to make Curve, and the Pays, a workaround for banks that don’t support all three major mobile wallets.

Yes, bots are taking the routine calls from business cardholders, but make no mistake — these are demanding clients from around the world who phone in from loud airports, on bad connections and speak with heavy accents.

IoT and advances in countries like Sweden and China show cash can become obsolete, says Computop's Ralf Gladis.

Accounts payable teams are under a mountain of invoices and have little time to process. That means costly invoice problems fall through the cracks, says AppZen's Anant Kale

Cybersecurity experts said the trade group's description of the event bears the hallmarks of a ransomware attack, which CUNA subsequently confirmed.