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Bunq Tuesday announced it applied for a broker-dealer license with FINRA and the SEC and had a 65% increase in year-over-year profits.

Experts say transaction growth is OK now, but the next year will be fraught with risk.

The agency is seeking input on how to better open up industries up to new entrants. Some see this opening the door to more competition for banks.

The financial services industry is uniquely positioned to advocate for collaborative AI leadership. As a sector that depends on trust, transparency and global cooperation, financial institutions have a vested interest in ensuring that AI development aligns with these principles.

Generative artificial intelligence has usurped its traditional counterpart as the next growing technology taking the payments industry by storm.

The Seattle-based company, which had made home loans for more than a century, announced it was quitting the mortgage business in January. It booked nearly 400 small business loans in the first quarter and expects that total to grow as its team gains traction.

The Pittsburgh bank has been looking for the right target to acquire at the right time. But top company executives said Tuesday that deals are likely off the table in the near term because of uncertainty about the direction of tariff policy and interest rates.

Affirm is reporting consumers' buy now/pay later loans to Experian, following a February study with FICO. It's one of the first steps in credit reporting for BNPL, potentially complicating banks' assessments for other types of lending.

In a settlement with bank trade groups that sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Trump administration has agreed to drop the credit card late fee rule with prejudice.

An industry consultant thinks Edward Jones' latest bid to start a bank is an attempt to add revenue sources as the traditional brokerage business becomes less lucrative.