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The head of Fiserv hinted that it will pitch the point-of-sale platform Clover, which it would get in the First Data deal, to community banks as a way to defend their small-business market share from Square.

Executives at Key pushed back against doubts over a deal for Laurel Road Bank’s digital lending platform so late in the credit cycle, arguing that its customers are prime borrowers with high incomes.

Consumers are looking to Instagram and other social networks over traditional branding, according to Acceleration Partners' Robert Glazer.

The online platform, created by Laurel Road Bank in 2013, allows users to refinance student loans and originate mortgages.

The Fiserv-First Data deal, valued at about $22 billion, will combine two of the financial services industry's largest technology and processing companies.

The large core banking software vendors are already criticized as large and slow-moving. Consolidations like these are only likely to make them more so.

As the e-commerce payments ecosystem rapidly changes, banks have to find a way to be part of that landscape. This is especially valuable to banks whose customers shop online and could benefit from a loan.

The large core banking software vendors are already criticized as large and slow-moving. Consolidations like these are only likely to make them more so.

The numbers behind Fiserv's deal to acquire First Data are huge, particularly considering each company's existing tonnage still makes consolidation the best play when faced with nimble fintechs and mobile startups.

Fiserv will acquire First Data in an all-stock deal with a value of about $22 billion that will combine two of the financial services industry's largest technology and processing companies.

Just a few years ago, tech companies imagined a world where Bluetooth beacons would push alerts to consumers' smartphones as they walked by a store or navigated its aisles. The tech isn't gone, but it's become more subtle in how it's being used.

As cashierless stores try to break out of the lab and into the real world, a deployment in Poland could open up as many as 5,000 locations to the technology.

The Financial Solutions Lab, a joint initiative, has announced the winners of its annual competition to identify solutions to consumer financial challenges, this year focusing on startups dedicated to improving financial health in the workplace.

Canada needs to embrace digital identification to "unlock the full potential" of banking and the economy, Canadian Bankers Association Chief Executive Officer Neil Parmenter said.

Caper is expanding its AI-powered shopping cart nationally as Amazon looks to build a network of up to 3,000 cashierless Amazon Go stores.

The bank missed expectations although profit rose 67%; with the California Democrat leading the House Financial Services Committee, deregulation could slow.

Americans are living longer yet retiring earlier and saving less, says Matt Fellowes, CEO and founder of United Income. But there's no need to panic.

Its savings, budgeting, spending and goal-setting tools, combined with artificial intelligence to add smart insights and advice, are a good example of how regional banks are trying to distinguish their mobile products from those of bigger banks with larger tech budgets.

VC firms Capital 300 and Draper and Associates have made a Series A investment in Authenteq, a identity security firm that uses blockchain, which is gaining steam as a means to support digital ID.