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The fast-moving innovations enabled by blockchain technology defy the ability of state governments to regulate the distributed ledger space constructively and efficiently.

Back-office and member-facing technology can provide valuable data to help shape the member’s experience, keeping it long on service but short on time spent waiting.

Advisory group tasked with identifying what is holding back top-of-mind awareness of credit unions and how to removing those barriers to release initial data at GAC.

CFPB overreach continues to negatively impact credit unions, who are being punished for behaviors they never engaged in. The easiest way to provide regulatory relief for CUs is to finally exempt the movement from all CFPB oversight.

The debate about which side is right about the appropriate method of opening up financial data access is a distraction from the real issue at stake: the pace of innovation.

The British bank recovered after two years of red ink and is close to finishing a major restructuring; DOJ, Treasury and New York state are investigating the credit card lender.

As more payment and financial services companies use the app store, there's vulnerability to new cyber attacks that try to take advantage.

Banking loses a pioneering female CEO in Melanie Dressel; B of A’s Michelle Moore says mobile is used by most of its customers; Uber is the Tailhook of the new era, and more.

No matter the regulatory environment, small and medium-sized CUs must at least consider the benefits of merging with larger institutions and be ready to do so should the opportunity arise.

The House proposal establishes a 10% leverage ratio as the standard for bank strength, but it says nothing about the riskiness of the bank’s business or the size of its exposure to economic downturns.