The need for better financial services for the underbanked is real. But it isn’t reasonable to expect the U.S. Postal Service to leap effectively and profitably into an era of mobile-first financial services – no matter how hard legislators and...

This past weekend, though, consumers got three pieces of evidence from USAA, Wells Fargo and BB&T of how far and fast things are evolving in the opposite direction – and how mobile banking is redefining online banking for the better.

Pageonce has succeeded in making a name for itself as a direct-to-consumer personal finance management app that has leapfrogged better-known Mint. Starting today, however, it is setting out to make a name for itself that consumers will recognize. It...

When the technology and Wall Street pundits weighed in with their first impressions of the Galaxy S4 smartphone that Samsung unveiled Thursday, they framed their comments in the metaphor of a classic bout between Apple and its main rival.

Green Dot’s effort to blaze a trail for the next generation of banking highlights the building competition for Gen Y consumers and the challenges that must be overcome to redefine banking. It also sends a warning signal to the credit union industry...