The debate over the separation of banking and commerce has come roaring back, but instead of Walmart in a spotlight role, many banks have centered on a player they see as the new villain: fintech. ... Read full article
Snap Finance provides credit at the point of sale, primarily to consumers with bad credit. ... Read full article
It sounds like a crazy mix, but Fifth Third says its new app would help young consumers round up debit card purchases and apply the money to their burdensome student debts. The motivation to attract millennials is clear, but will it work? ... Read full article
Brooklyn rapper Divine shares how he created financial technology company BLAK; Honeyfi's founder explains how his app helps couples talk about money. ... Read full article
Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., is calling on the FDIC to hold a public hearing on SoFi's application for a deposit insurance ... Read full article
The idea that the trading ban burdens community banks and prevents them from investing in fintech opportunities is misleading. ... Read full article
Long Game is a mobile app that uses games to encourage its users to build a nest egg. Its example holds lessons for banks that are struggling to capture more of their customers' attention. ... Read full article
Today a money management app, tomorrow — if all goes according to plan — a portal to all one's accounts. ... Read full article
Financial institutions increasingly depend on large tech companies such as Google and Apple for infrastructure, said the group that runs the Davos conference, stopping well short of recommending regulatory changes. ... Read full article
Dubbed Intelligent Receivables and created in partnership with a fintech company called HighRadius, the service seeks to help companies match incoming payments with invoices. ... Read full article
Contrary to the view of some, technology has not rendered the Community Reinvestment Act obsolete. But everyone seems to agree that it should be reformed. ... Read full article
Wei Ke, a partner with Simon-Kucher & Partners, explains how banks can help consumers get over their price sensitivity. ... Read full article
Business customers are demanding technology that's as good as what they use in their personal lives. ... Read full article
The Japanese exchange bitFlyer has processed $30 billion in bitcoin trades so far in 2017. Now it has its sights set on American crypto enthusiasts. ... Read full article
Readers weigh in on the end of President Trump's business councils, what the Charlottesville, Va., clashes mean for banks, OSHA's mishandling of Wells Fargo whistleblower claims, community banks' embrace of blockchain, and more. ... Read full article
Sanger is out at Wells Fargo and so it is a crisis that gives us our first female board chair at a major U.S. bank. Women lead two major tech initiatives at JPMorgan Chase, which is also adding a fourth woman to its executive committee. ... Read full article
The Dodd-Frank Act’s Volcker Rule was meant to protect the financial system, but it is also stopping community banks from investing in funds focusing on fintech. ... Read full article
Heather Tuason is now chief product officer of StreetShares, an online lending and investing platform. ... Read full article
Sam Maule is set to head up North America expansion for 11:FS. ... Read full article
Christine Duhaime, an anti-money-laundering attorney in Toronto, lays out the reasons banks should become early experts in and assist in initial coin offerings. She also lays out the risks, especially in the wake of the SEC’s report suggesting some ICO ... Read full article
