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An influx of metal credit cards continues, with Capital One now encasing its popular Venture travel Visa card in metal, raising new questions about whether the marketing impact of such cards offsets their cost to manufacture—and reissue in the event of a data breach.

Led by Starbucks and Apple's mobile payment apps, there's a boom underway and retailers need to act fast to avoid being left behind.

Rebecca Reynolds Lytle will take the helm of the Bay Area CU on July 17.

Interviews with entrepreneurs and techies at the Copenhagen conference.

Though they face an array of competitive threats — from digital currencies to peer-to-peer payment apps — the vast majority of community banks do not have a payments strategy, according to a recent survey.

The half-dozen former credit union employees are barred form partcipating in the affairs of any federally insured financial institution.

Rice is retiring after more than 18 years of service and turns the reins over to the CU's vice president and compliance officer.

Apologies to those yearning for escapism, but it is hard to escape turmoil — in financial services, in the economy and in civilization — in this year’s reading list. That said, these weighty topics promise to stimulate the mind: How AI will disrupt employment; dystopian imaginings and real-life histories of societal shifts; the necessity of collaboration; bitcoin’s path from obscurity to relevance; the need for leaders to make sacrifices; and more. Recommendations are courtesy of American Banker readers, editorial staff and BankThink contributors.

The $487 million deal would be OceanFirst's fourth, and largest, acquisition in its home state since 2015.

With a new core system, Surety Bank plans to connect with customers outside of its geographic market.