Companies that fail to understand blockchain and distributed ledger technologies risk making expensive missteps.

With a hand from Geezeo, Jack Henry is rolling out a product that will guide consumers in managing their finances and is said to give banks better insights.

Experts suggest AI is ready for its 'iPhone moment'—the moment when it goes from something edgy and cool to being a must-have tool.

Several startups have announced new funding rounds in the last month. They plan to use the cash to improve their products and ramp up sales.

Banks that are customers of one or both vendors may look to leverage the situation to get better terms for certain products. But would small clients get enough attention from the global player the merger would create?

3-D Secure has had its struggles as a standalone fraud solution, but the 15-year-old authentication system is playing a key role in a new e-commerce security product from Simility powered by artificial intelligence.

The private-equity firm Vista Equity Partners will acquire D+H in a deal valued at $3.57 billion.

You may not know it by looking at bitcoin’s recent price surge, but the infrastructure underpinning the world’s most popular virtual currency is teetering.

The fintech firm will use the $5.5 million in funding to expand its operations and improve its products.

Host Brett King reports from this week's LendIt conference in New York.

At the Credit Union Analytics Summit held outside Seattle, CU Journal asked attendees to identify the biggest challenges the movement faces when it comes to data analytics.

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A new joint venture with Gas Station TV will help Verifone Systems Inc. expand its services in the coming year, providing more exposure for the terminal manufacturer's merchant clients and a stronger media service for its petroleum clients. In addition, Verifone will expand its role as a software provider.

The question is more than academic. At stake is the role blockchain technology can play in lowering the costs of raising money.

By relying heavily on where a borrower went to college, online lenders may run afoul with regulators and could be missing out on good credits.

Innovate Indiana is taking part in a $2.6 million investment in Rippleshot, a company that uses artificial intelligence to detect card fraud.

Equifax has introduced a software product that is said to give lenders instant access to a wide range of consumer data in a single platform, a long-term goal of many data providers.

The cross-border payments startup will use proceeds from its Series D round to fuel growth.

Qapital's funding round comes as banks are increasingly adding money management tools to their mobile apps.

ID.me raised $19 million in a Series B round that was led by FTV Capital and included USAA.