Kabbage founders aim to connect small businesses, gig influencers

Drum has the potential to serve as a pipeline for startups to which Kabbage could lend.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 24, 2019

Big banks make outsized gains on deposits, millennial customer satisfaction

Fast adoption of technology may be helping to sway customers under 40 toward big banks despite reputational shortcomings. 

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 23, 2019

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Artificial intelligence

Banks’ focus on AI has shifted from a “cool-toys” mentality to one that sees the technology as a foundational pillar underlying finance and society itself.

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JPMorgan Chase grows blockchain network to more than 340 banks

The nation's largest financial institution launched the program in 2017 to minimize friction in cross-border transactions.

By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 23, 2019

Wells Fargo, Plaid ink data-sharing deal

Bank executives see the agreement as crucial to the development of its Control Tower feature, which customers can use to see all of the third parties with which their data is being shared.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 19, 2019

Banks stand to lose $280B in payments revenue to fintechs, report says

"Banks are feeling the heat from new competition and seeing their margins squeezed," Gareth Wilson, Accenture's global payments lead, said in a statement.

By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 18, 2019

Wells Fargo tests blockchain waters with internal settlement service

Wells Fargo's renewed interest in blockchain comes at a time when banks are still gauging the technology's benefits.

By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 17, 2019

Blockchain adoption will remain elusive for financial services industry until 2022, Gartner says

Immature, fragmented standards will prevent blockchain from fully entering the financial services realm in the near term.

By Roberto Torres • Sept. 16, 2019

10 lessons Fannie Mae learned redesigning its security network

The lending company experienced minor hiccups while building out micro-segmentation.

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 16, 2019

Breach isn't pulling Capital One off its cloud course

Executives continue to cite the "all-in" mantra after the bank saw millions of customers' data exposed this year.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 11, 2019

Stripe rolls out credit card for corporate clients

The launch comes just a week after the company announced it would offer lending through Stripe Capital.

By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 11, 2019

JPMorgan Chase's WePay launches same-day deposits

The free service gives Chase an edge on fintech competitors such as Stripe and Square, which both charge fees for faster processing.

By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 10, 2019

National Climate Bank could mobilize $1T, report finds

A national bank that finances clean energy tech and infrastructure could generate up to $1 trillion over 30 years with just $35 billion of federal funds.

By Jason Plautz • Sept. 9, 2019

Fintech startup Stripe launches lending arm

The company joins a burgeoning marketplace. Nearly one-third of loan applicants turned to online lenders last year, a Federal Reserve study says.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 6, 2019

PNC launches on Ripple’s cross-border payments network

While Ripple already has a global portfolio of banks using the RippleNet network, the launch with PNC Bank marks a significant milestone for the cryptocurrency company.

By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 3, 2019

U.S. Bank launches Spanish-language option on revamped app

50% of the bank's customers now use mobile banking, compared with 44% during the same period last year, per its second-quarter earnings report.

By Anna Hrushka • Aug. 30, 2019

4 in 5 Americans have smartphones; why are less than half on mobile pay?

Consumers aren't the only slow adapters in the U.S. About 36% of retailers said they accept mobile wallet payments, according to a JPMorgan study.

By Dan Ennis • Aug. 30, 2019

Even Libra's most famous backer occasionally goes nameless

A Libra Association executive is urging partners to publicly acknowledge their ties to the project, but some may be taking a wait-and-see approach amid a flurry of government and regulator interest.

By Dan Ennis • Aug. 29, 2019

6 questions with Trustar Bank CEO Shaza Andersen

Executive launched the Great Falls, Virginia-based community bank in July, after selling WashingtonFirst Bank to Sandy Spring Bank.

By Anna Hrushka • Aug. 29, 2019

Binance launches lending business with limited high-yield perk

The exchange may use the launch to diversify its business, broaden its customer base and boost its token's slumping value.

By Dan Ennis • Aug. 28, 2019

Varo to let some banking customers go $50 into the red

Customers must make at least five debit card purchases a month and set up direct deposits of $1,000 a month. 

By Dan Ennis • Aug. 27, 2019

'Systemically important' cloud firms lack oversight, lawmakers say

A disruption to Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud could paralyze a significant portion of several banks' business and perhaps be a national security threat, lawmakers wrote.

By Dan Ennis • Aug. 26, 2019

Advocates seek 'unified voice' from regulators on small-dollar loans

U.S. consumers borrow nearly $90 billion every year in loans between $300 and $5,000, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said. But few banks are moving into that market.

By Anna Hrushka • Aug. 23, 2019

JPMorgan to shutter stand-alone Chase Pay app

The platform will still be available through merchants' websites and apps, but the reversal illustrates the bank's pattern of quickly scrapping its initiatives.

By Dan Ennis • Aug. 22, 2019

Technology, reach make hot bargain chips in torrid banking M&A season

Smaller banks are finding it hard to keep up with tech costs. Larger banks want to expand their reach. That makes for a booming merger market.

By Del Dobbs • Aug. 22, 2019

HSBC hires flash mobs to hype tap-and-go tech

The bank is using New York's new cardless subway network to boost awareness that all of its cards are contactless. Other banks are moving quickly to adapt.

By Dan Ennis • Aug. 21, 2019