Cashierless tech startup Standard Cognition has acquired the robotic mapping startup, Explorer.ai, to accelerate the rollout of its autonomous checkout solutions to retailers.

As consumers continue to migrate to banking apps, it may be tempting for banks to focus solely on improving that channel experience. But doing so would be making the same mistake as focusing only on cards or cash at the point of sale.

Technology-driven systems aren’t enough to root out anti-money-laundering violations. Congress should consider creating a program that would encourage those with knowledge of illegal behavior to come forward.

Providing access to accounts in a disorganized or incongruent manner could endanger PSD2’s opportunities for the entire market, according to Shahrokh Moinian, global head of cash products and cash management at Deutsche Bank.

Two trends — competition from challenger banks and the emergence of real-time payments — threaten to eat away at the fees banks collect on overdrafts and bounced checks.

The coming year will bring a wave of data-sharing deals between banks and fintechs, increased bank use of automated advice, marked changes to financial jobs as a result of automation, and much more.

As consumers continue to migrate to banking apps, lenders may be tempted to focus solely on improving that channel. But new data suggests consumers aren't abandoning other platforms just yet.

Following the departure last year of several top executives amid downward pressure on earnings, Diebold Nixdorf has named three people to fill its executive ranks.

Slumping stock prices may force banks to press pause, but the need for low-cost deposits and scale could provide a spark later this year.

Marriott International Inc. says the number of guest records exposed in a cyber-security breach is lower than it estimated when it disclosed the attack in November.

Banks and payment companies are already comfortable using artificial intelligence to guard against fraud. The tech could soon be just as welcome in creating payment products and matching them to potential customers.

The accounts — which eschew paper checks and overdraft protection — appeal beyond the low-income customers they were intended for; lenders are embracing artificial intelligence systems to analyze more data to determine creditworthiness.

Readers respond to Wells Fargo's latest fine, weigh Sen. Elizabeth Warren's potential bid for president, consider how banks are preparing for climate change and more.

The technology does not yet exist, but in the not-too-distant future it could fundamentally transform how many organizations do business.

LendStreet is looking to break the circle of debt that often arises when struggling borrowers try to consolidate what they owe.

Industry trade groups, which have been active in fighting lawsuits that allege violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, hailed the decision.

A digital exchange opening next week will enable investors to trade in companies including Apple Inc., Facebook Inc. and Tesla Inc. outside of the U.S. even when the stock markets are closed.

Last year, Microsoft Corp.’s Azure security team detected suspicious activity in the cloud computing usage of a large retailer: One of the company’s administrators, who usually logs on from New York, was trying to gain entry from Romania. And no, the admin wasn’t on vacation. A hacker had broken in.

Both CUNA and NAFCU have responded to the bureau's request for input by raising concerns about cybersecurity, public complaints and more.

While the gig economy has become more prevalent in recent years, the traditional banking market has provided few innovations for tackling the various payment-related challenges faced by businesses which utilise these workers.