Fair, a neobank that is a subsidiary of Houston-based tech firm Amsys Group, is working with Austin-based nonprofit World Relief to help Afghan refugees set up bank accounts and other financial products after they arrive in the U.S.

Gen Z consumers have garnered considerable recent attention as incumbents and newer platforms launch offerings to cater to this market

Capital One announced that it’s removing overdraft fees, and the $150M in annual revenue that goes along with it. The bank is also getting rid of non-sufficient fund (NSF) fees.

Nubank, the Berkshire Hathaway-backed digital banking behemoth based in Brazil, cut the targeted price range for its planned IPO by about 18% this week.

N26, a Berlin-based neobank which operates in 25 countries and boasts more than 7 million customers (including 500,000 U.S. customers), is considering a slowdown of its U.S. market outreach.

Jiko, a banking technology provider that uses customer deposits to buy short-term treasury bills, is partnering with tech platform Euphoria on the company’s launch of a transgender-focused banking app called Bliss.

Oportun, a lender focused on the low- to moderate-income segments of the population, announced that it acquired personal-finance app Digit for $212.9M ($98.5M in equity and $114.4M in cash).

As neobanks replace the community banks of yesteryear as financial providers for affinity groups – including, for example, immigrants, LGBT consumers, and African Americans – Stretch is looking to zero in on the financial needs of the around 600,000 individuals in the U.S. who have been released from state and federal prisons every year.

Starling Bank, one of the U.K.’s biggest challenger banks with millions of customers, is on a trajectory to go public in one or two years, CEO Anne Boden said.

Digital banking fintech Chime – which in August raised $750M on a $25B valuation – is reportedly advancing in its journey to go public, according to a report.

Brian Barnes, CEO of M1 Finance, a Chicago-based fintech that offers automated investing, borrowing and banking services, announced that he acquired First National Bank of Buhl, as an individual.

JPMorgan Chase exceeded profit expectations in its third-quarter earnings call this week, progress that aligns with a wider economic recovery.

Umpqua Bank and Columbia Bank have agreed to merge, bringing together two West Coast institutions which have a combined $43B in deposits.

The U.S. Postal Service is launching a pilot program in four cities in an effort to deliver financial services to underserved Americans.

Google, which had planned to launch bank accounts under the Plex brand, announced it was abandoning the initiative in favor of “digital enablement for banks and other financial services providers.”