Jorge Junquera, vice chairman and special assistant to the chief executive at Popular Inc., will retire next month.

In the U.S., approximately 1.7% of credit card accounts are more than 30 days past due, which includes people who have let their bills go unpaid for more than 60 and 90 days, according to 2014 third quarter data from Experian Intelliview.

The payments industry is quickly adapting to new technology, new regulations and new consumer demands. Here are 15 of the industry's major transformations already in progress.

The coming year presents a golden opportunity for the payments industry to push for a repeal of the Durbin Amendment.

Fearless forecasts from BankThink's stable of industry veterans, experts and critics.

Verizon Communications Inc. has paid the state of Massachusetts $1.3 million to settle charges that it overbilled the state for phone service.

Square is committed to its diversification strategy, furthering its transformation from a simple mobile point of sale provider to a company that also handles small-business loans, marketing and e-commerce.

Commercial firms' appetite for loans fell in November, though bankers have mixed views on why demand decreased. Meanwhile, financial institutions are managing to reduce deposit rates, which should help margins over the long run.

Ocwen Financial, operating under a settlement with New York's banking regulator that restricts its servicing portfolio acquisitions, is looking at its old private-label mortgage securities as a new profit center.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published a notice this week in the Federal Register to collect comments on its request for approval of a consumer response intake form under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

WashingtonFirst Bankshares in Reston, Va., has raised $20 million through a private placement.

First NBC Bank Holding in New Orleans has agreed to buy State Investors Bancorp in New Orleans.

As payments providers shore up their security, using tokenization on top of biometrics on top of encryption, will there be a need for merchants to manage fraud on a per-transaction basis?

When you are a company that started out 125 years ago as National Cash Register, you've had to reinvent yourself a few times.

The $2 billion-asset company said in a press release Tuesday that it sold common stock to unnamed accredited investors for $10.56 a share.

Whether corporate leaders should have a certain look is a controversial and sometimes awkward topic, but many companies and executive coaches are willing to help corporate climbers polish their appearance, stage presence and speaking style.

HF Financial in Sioux Falls, S.D., is scaling back its in-store branch branches due to increased demand for online banking and the advice-oriented offerings at full-service branches.

The City of New York intends to develop mobile payment options for those paying fines for parking violations.