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Following the FIS-Worldpay and Fiserv-First Data deals, the payments and bank technology industries are in the midst of major consolidation, and TSYS is looking for a merger partner to stay competitive.

It's admirable that the National Credit Union Administration wants to make opening a de novo easier but organizers will still face challenges in raising the necessary funds to launch a new credit union.

Payments technology provider AscendantFX has added an international payment scheduling service to its APay online payment platform to help corporations automatically schedule and submit batches of cross-border transactions in advance of due dates.

Insecure software development and insufficient use of security best practices creates significant risk for both consumers and commercial organizations alike, writes Carl Wright, CCO of AttackIQ.

Global Payments Inc. has held talks with Total System Services Inc. about a potential deal, according to people familiar with the matter, in what could be the third mega-merger in the payments industry this year.

JPMorgan tells OxyContin maker to take its business elsewhere; reelection tallies are smaller than last year’s.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: BNP Paribas adds wearable payments; Facebook's cryptocoin takes another step; USAT expands its executive ranks; Google deploys technology on the New York subway; Japan's regulators take a closer look at cryptocurrency.

Online lenders now have close to 40% of the unsecured personal loan market, much of which is refinanced credit card debt. Some financial institutions' card portfolios are taking a hit.

Even though the General Data Protection Regulation has put data security and privacy top of mind throughout Europe in its first year, it is not likely the U.S. will see a similar federal mandate anytime soon — if ever.

Payment solutions that lower the cost of electronic payments through exchange rate transparency ultimately improve the buyer’s relationships with their suppliers, writes Nvoicepay's Alyssa Callahan.