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Visa Inc., the world’s largest payments network, is breaking ground by tapping the bond market to fund environmentally friendly projects.

The shift to electronic payments during the coronavirus has led to a notable increase in in-app debit card payments—particularly via Apple Pay—along with higher levels of direct debit and P2P debit card transfers.

CUNA Mutual Group previously provided this service through a joint venture with PMI Mortgage Insurance but exited the business in 2014.

The company said it has concerns about a large amount of accounts receivable it bought in July.

More than a third fear the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could drag into 2022 or later, and they are most worried about commercial real estate loans, according to a Promontory Interfinancial Network survey.

Facing Wall Street analysts for the first time after the murder of George Floyd, CEOs of major payment companies joined other financial services firms in promising to improve fairness and opportunities for Black people and other underrepresented groups.

Trade groups are still pushing for the industry's priorities, such as temporarily lifting the member business lending cap, as negotiations over the next round of aid continue.

Many will need to ramp up security protocols and reconsider which services require a high-tech versus human touch.

Under a rule issued in March, banks will build an additional capital cushion that is determined by their performance in the annual tests.

Financial firms could lose access to data that’s critical to their businesses if Congress passes a privacy bill. To change lawmakers’ minds, they need to show how data in the right hands has the power to improve customers’ lives.