The international regulatory group said that despite some benefits from tech firms' incursion, the companies' efforts may present operational and disruption risks.

A former derivatives trader who spent 14 months as finance chief at Toyota’s innovation hub launched a non-profit that aims to turn cars into rolling wallets able to autonomously make and receive payments in a virtual currency.

The Fed's real-time payments system won't be up and running for years, but consumers and businesses demand faster payments today.

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When a crisis does strike, all too often organizations struggle to coordinate ongoing, speedy and effective responses, even when they have valid and compelling things to say, according to RockDove Solutions’ Chris Britton.

The challenger bank might use the proceeds from its latest funding round to buy other fintechs that would allow it to add more products and services, its CEO said.

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The U.S. unveiled criminal charges and sanctions against members of a group that calls itself Evil Corp, which authorities blame for some of the worst computer hacking and bank fraud schemes of the past decade.

Federal and state policymakers wagged their fingers this week at high-cost lenders that might be looking to team with banks to evade a 36% ceiling on interest rates.

With customers now having the opportunity to onboard across multiple devices and channels, or even through a call center, the likelihood of an inconsistent experience is drastically increased, Neal Keene of Intelledox says.

Bankers are disputing upstarts' claims customers don't like them, noting progress that traditional institutions have made in recent years.

Wealthfront could roll out a debit card, automated bill pay and direct deposit in early 2020, Chief Executive Andy Rachleff said.

The largest U.S. bank will share data through application programming interfaces with a sometimes-controversial data aggregator.

A report from the Financial Stability Oversight Council cited a bigger share of originations and servicing by nonbanks as a potential vulnerability in the financial system.

A 15-hour shutdown of online banking, mobile banking, ATMs and wire transfers was caused by a single data storage unit. BB&T's lawsuit blames the vendor, but the bank may have left itself too exposed to equipment failure.

Nationwide Building Society is investing in the U.K. fintech charity app Percent, broadening Nationwide's support of charities and expanding Percent’s user base beyond its traditional core segment of students and young adults.

The online lender, which has received state approval to establish a virtual currency business, can now offer a full range of investment services — including trading in digital assets — in New York.

Third party and payment attacks are an expanding threat, says says Jscrambler's Rui Ribeiro.

Instead of imposing interest rate caps, policymakers should require online lenders to provide clear disclosures and promote partnerships with banks.