This week in global news, Mastercard teams with SimpliFi in the Middle East, Venezuela and Russia collaborate on payments, Alipay backs Asian Games and more. 

For small credit unions, enlisting outside helps accelerate the development of new products — as long as all risks and regulations are properly addressed.

A combination of user-facing apps helped drive scores from 27 to 73. Ingram is one of American Banker's Innovators of the Year.

Gotsch is one of American Banker's Most Influential Women in Fintech.

Banks that haven't built a plan to implement the Federal Reserve's new real-time payments system still have time to make up lost ground.

Hiring staff members through the H-1B visa program can be a great way to fill critical vacancies while securing skilled and loyal employees, experts say.

If the U.S. and Canada don't develop a coherent framework for regulating the industry, North America risks broader losses to other growing industries, like fintech and artificial intelligence.

The interagency report recommends practices for financial institutions to manage relationships with fintechs and other third parties.

As incentive marketing and payments preferences change, Geeta Chandan, vice president and head of product and loyalty at Discover, will join us at American Banker's Payments Forum to discuss opportunities and challenges. interview at Payments Forum

The core banking provider was No. 1 on American Banker's ranking of the Best Places to Work in Fintech this year. The company attributes this success to encouraging employees to hash out solutions to challenges.