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Bank fires four forex traders, while the OCC slams its auto lending practices; United wants to renegotiate its co-branded credit card agreement with JPM.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Apple Pay reaches new markets; Alipay finds new partners; Google launches new payment service; Contactless charity payments expand; Shopkick restructures.

Much of the excitement revolves around the development of scaling solutions that may enable Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other blockchains to reach a truly global user base, writes Nick Spanos,founder of the Bitcoin Center.

The biggest innovators in payments aren't necessarily banks, and that's a problem for JPMorgan Chase, which has such a large client base that every startup sees it as a target.

Trading on Friday afternoon pushed the cryptocurrency's market capitalization above $100 billion for the first time ever.

Both banks and fintech are satisfied for now with the CFPB's nonbinding principles on data-sharing. But the statement may lay the groundwork for future regulation.

Chief among the credit union’s aid efforts are low- and no-interest loans, and initiatives in concert with other area service providers.

Online sales and software development are two of the most dynamic categories in the payments processing market, and First Data's acquisition of BluePay will give it inroads into both.

Helping the less fortunate, honoring veterans, recognizing academic achievement and other ways credit unions are giving back to the communities they serve.

Equifax continues work to add new security features and restore full access to The Work Number following a report highlighting potential security vulnerabilities in a browser-based portal of its employment verification service.