SmartBiz became the first financial-technology firm to receive regulatory approval to be a bank since President Donald Trump ...

The small-business lender bought a Chicago community bank in what some experts say will be the first of many such deals.

Financial technology firms and crypto companies are seeking to become state or national banks in a bid to expand their ...

The decision to sever ties with Evolve follows neobank Dave’s decision to line up Coastal Community Bank as its new partner.

SmartBiz Bank will be headquartered in Chicago, with offices in San Francisco and Austin, Texas. The acquisition makes SmartBiz “the first OCC fintech approval since 2021 and is the first of ...

Mercury said it simply outgrew the relationship. Evolve said it's kicking high-risk end users out of its program and as a ...

Fintech company Mercury Technologies Inc. said it is cutting ties with longtime banking partner Evolve Bancorp Inc. The decision comes after a slate of operational issues at the bank unfolded in ...

At an unrelenting pace, the European Union continues to roll out regulations targeting financial technology. The Digital ...

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