The tech giant makes it easy to open an account on an iPhone. Sara Morrison of Vox isn’t entirely comfortable with its expanding reach.

It’s not common for companies to be involved with teaching freshmen-level courses. A new program in Chicago is trying it out.

It’s making a bet that people will want to bank where they already get their groceries, pet care and prescriptions.

And is it a sign of things to come for relations between the U.S. and Chinese economies?

Has a $2 billion hole in the accounts of one of Germany’s most prestigious companies damaged the country’s reputation for high tech and high finance?

Pillar lets friends and relatives make student loan payments as a holiday gift.

Tech companies like Google are increasingly moving into the business sector, where they can mine extensive data.

In an attempt to seem more trustworthy than big banks, financial startups are giving themselves folksy first names.

Traditional banks are ceding market share to new platforms.

At Chase, a program aims to back startups creating banking services for the poor.