Savings accounts

The fintech partnership helping Sterling Bancorp reach kids

03/23/21

The New York company is seeding savings accounts offered by the challenger bank Goalsetter as a way to help minority communities as well as use technology to start building long-term relationships with young consumers.

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PayPal looks to stock trading, savings in push past checkout

02/12/21

PayPal Holdings Inc. is weighing a foray into stock trading and high-yield savings accounts as the firm pushes beyond its iconic checkout button.

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Prize-linked savings accounts get a boost from flood of new deposits

11/10/20

Many credit unions offer these accounts to help members improve their financial behaviors, but some in the industry are wondering how long the surge could last.

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A Biden win could boost long-stalled efforts to help the unbanked

10/23/20

The Democratic nominee has not gone as far as some progressives in support of financial inclusion, but ideas such as postal banking, a government-run credit reporting system and universal bank accounts would likely gain traction under a Biden administration.

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