Financial Services

Last year, fintech funding almost halved from 2021, but early-stage startups seeking modest raises look to be in a stronger position.

They pay more overdraft and credit card fees than other demographics. The CFPB’s overdraft crackdown could help—or hurt.

Major banks are jointly developing a digital wallet to fend off competitors. But the execution must be flawless to succeed.

Complex sanctions, elaborate money laundering schemes, and powerful tech give financial criminals an upper hand.

On today's episode, we focus on how banks will innovate in 2023. In our “Headlines” segment, we discuss recent articles about what roles banks are hiring for and how banks will support open finance. In “Story by Numbers,” you’ll hear about key numbers that highlight digital innovation priorities. And in “Pretend CEO”—or in this case, “Pretend CDO”—our guest pretends he is interviewing to be the head of digital at a major banking institution in order to describe the innovation challenges facing the industry. Join the conversation with host Rob Rubin and our analyst Tyler Brown.

This year, card-not-present (CNP) fraud will account for $9.49 billion in loss, up 8.5% over last year, according to our data. CNP will make up 73.0% of card payment fraud loss this year, up from 57.0% in 2019.

The OCC is outlining steps it will take against large banks that continuously commit financial violations—it plans to make them less complex.

Banks that can deliver budgeting and spending tools will enjoy long-term customer trust and loyalty.

Unable to raise fresh capital, the Genesis is in talks with creditors about the $3 billion it owes them.

The Indian payments provider raised $350M for new products to diversify as competition intensifies.