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Financial institutions are still developing uses for blockchain, with the latest test coming from The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and Hitachi, which are using the technology for issuing, transferring and collecting electronic checks.

Rewards are considered a key driver to get consumers to adopt mobile payments, and Walgreens has tied its loyalty program to Android Pay.

Shopify's already getting a lot of e-commerce business from the U.K., a record of success the Canadian company hopes to extend by offering its point-of-sale and card reader to local merchants, a move that will put it in competition with a variety of companies chasing a market that's poised for growth.

Heather Cox is moving to USAA; female regulators are gaining prominence in the online lending conversation; and asset managers are still fighting sexism at work (but then again, who isn’t?).

Banks have found a novel way to fend off fintech’s plans to take them down: they are funding it. A new report shows corporate venture capital investors, such as those backed by banks, made up nearly a third of funding in the second quarter.

Banks have found a novel way to fend off fintech’s plans to take them down: they are funding it. A new report shows corporate venture capital investors, such as those backed by banks, made up nearly a third of funding in the second quarter.

WesBanco Bank in Wheeling, W.Va., has made instant card issuance available through a technology integration with CPI Card Group.

Visa is bringing its QR-code based mobile payment system to Nigeria this year.

Gavin Michael, head of digital banking for JPMorgan Chase's retail unit, is moving to Citigroup.

Microsoft Wallet has a substantial consumer base, particularly stemming from its gaming business, through there aren't a lot of banks that support its mobile payments technology. The software picked up some bank momentum with this week's addition of PNC.

PNC Financial Services Group has expanded its support of mobile wallets to Microsoft devices.

Financial services software company Compass Plus has been certified as one of five companies with aggregator accreditation for U.K. Faster Payments.

Carrier billing provider Boku is expanding its partnership with Microsoft to customers in the U.K. and Italy.

Carrie Dolan steps down as CFO of Lending Club. All eyes are on Marissa Mayer's next move as the Yahoo-Verizon deal plays out — and speaking of women righting ships: Mary Hines talks about reviving Citi's loyalty program.

Application programming interfaces are the connective tissue of the digital transformation at banks. Their role is getting more important as consumers look for more ways to connect.

M&T Bank just added 120 more branded ATMs across New Jersey and Long Island, N.Y.

Beijing-based payment processor PayEase is partnering with KG Inicis, a South Korean payment provider on electronic payments in their respective markets.

The National Australia Bank will partner with digital identity proofing company iSignthis to provide advanced card services to merchant customers in Australia and New Zealand.

FleetCor has acquired Travelcard Nederland, a fuel card issuer in the Netherlands.

At its launch in 2004, ThankYou had its own separate identity, customer base and website from the rest of Citi – even logging into the program was difficult.