Amilda Dymi

First National Community Bancorp in Dunmore, Pa., showed that there is still life left in some charged-off loans.

Bank Leumi is holding a two-day hackathon competition that is expected to welcome more than 100 technology developers, programmers, entrepreneurs and designers.

Two Palladium Group luxury hotels in Ibiza are now offering vacationers the option to use radio frequency identification-enabled wristbands for payments through PayPal.

Two Midwestern banking companies, First Midwest Bancorp in Illinois and First Federal of Northern Michigan Bancorp, have completed previously announced acquisitions.

Western Union has expanded it collaboration with MTN Group to provide mobile money transfers in the Ivory Coast.

Misys, the British financial industry software provider, has acquired Custom Credit Systems in Richardson, Texas, which specializes in commercial lending technology, for an undisclosed price.

Regulators have released MetaBank in Storm Lake, Iowa, from a consent order tied to a payday-like loan program it once offered.

Visa has launched a new service called Visa Transaction Advisor, which is designed to help U.S. gas stations identify higher-risk credit and debit card transactions at the pump.

FICO has launched a credit risk prognosis tool that financial institutions can use to stress-test their consumer loan portfolios.

FICO in San Jose, Calif., has launched a credit risk prognosis tool financial institutions can use to stress-test their consumer loan portfolios.

Regions Financial has created a corporate and investment banking services group aimed at the financial sector itself.

Ocean Shore Holding in New Jersey has completed a buyback of 200,000 shares of its common stock and has authorized an additional repurchase program.

Global Payments' integrated solutions division has released CustomerBuilder, a new application designed to enable users to create, distribute and track digital card offers.

First South Bank in Washington, N.C., has replaced a small outpost with a new full service banking office in the greater Outer Banks area.

MutualBank in Muncie, Ind., said it has closed the acquisition of Summit Mortgage, in Fort Wayne.

Boku has signed direct carrier billing agreements with the leading telcos in India.

Sun Bancorp in Mount Laurel, N.J., reported a second-quarter loss due to one-time charges related to its ongoing restructuring efforts.

First Bancorp in Southern Pines, N.C., posted a 20% jump in its second-quarter earnings as its provision for loan losses declined and fee income increased.

Banc of California in Irvine reported a jump in second-quarter profits, fueled by strong growth in its loan portfolio.

TFS Financial in Cleveland reported that its quarterly profits increased as net interest income rose and its loan-loss provision shrank.