Disruptors

The U.S. online lender provides credit lines of up to $150,000 to small businesses that shop at Alibaba.com.

Its data-driven financial management services for workers who live paycheck to paycheck — and a contract with Walmart — have attracted executives from Facebook, JPMorgan and elsewhere as well as a major investment from the head of Box.

Linda Lacewell replaces Maria Vullo as New York’s chief financial regulator; the Swiss bank is reportedly talking to Christian Meissner about a senior role.

Bankers cry foul over Robinhood's checking and savings accounts; Amazon, Google, Apple and PayPal are at odds with big banks over Fed's role in faster payments; Kraninger scraps plan to rebrand CFPB; and more from this week's most-read stories.

Though it became official in January in the U.K., most people there don't know what it is, according to a new survey that offers many insights for U.S. banks.