Most fintech startups fall into one of two camps: those that want to compete with banks and those that want to save banks from themselves. Ripple is the rare exception that wants to do both.

Centana Growth Partners has raised $250 million for investment in what it describes as financial services startups with innovations that can be turned into real products.

Not all data providers are created equal, and credit unions must carefully evaluate any new partner’s technology, processes and more.

Core conversions are widely considered to be cumbersome, but experts offered an array of tips on how to ease the process.

Consumer frustration with passwords is nearing a peak, with average users currently registered via password to more than 90 online accounts, and one in four consumers forgetting at least one password daily, according to a new study from Mastercard.

One might assume, wrongly, that the successful fintech entrepreneurs are millennials who are only creating lifestyle apps for their age bracket.

Trump administration’s “lighter” regulatory proposal signals that banks may finally have entered a “post-crisis” era; IBM rolls out Watson artificial intelligence tools to deal with regulations.

IBM is set to announce new tools on Wednesday aimed at reducing the compliance burden of financial institutions and sifting through the mounds of data they collect by using Watson, its cognitive computer.

Private companies incorporated in Delaware could start issuing and tracking shares of stock on a distributed ledger this summer.

Digital banking services should solve consumers' problems and offer them advice, and they must rely on artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technology, bankers from TD, RBC and Bank of the West said.

At the Analytics and Financial Innovation conference, two credit union consultants offered tips on how credit unions can achieve greater buy-in for implementing data analytics.

It also plans to deploy the startup’s technology that analyzes data and offers predictive advice.

A recently announced partnership with Nasdaq is one of multiple investments Citi has made in ventures related to distributed ledger technology, its chief financial officer said Tuesday.

The Florida Bankers Association recently canceled a fintech conference due to a lack of interest. Such aversion could prove costly for bankers in the future.

JPMorgan Chase’s partnership with OnDeck Capital was expected to augur a wave of similar agreements between banks and online business lenders. But so far, most banks have avoided joining forces with companies they also view as competitors.

While banks are in various stages of development when it comes to distributed ledger technology, the industry is further along than many would assume, big-bank technology executives say.

Payments professionals have done too little to leverage transformational changes in technology to improve the overall client experience.

The Utah company has similar arrangements with Staples, GoDaddy and LegalZoom.

Customers were previously required to provide access to their accounting software, but now they can connect a business bank account instead.

So far, the use cases for digital payments from connected cars seem too specific to spark a widespread shift in consumer habits. But connected cars may yet prove to be drivers of change.