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Alaska USA Federal Credit Union will nearly double its operations in Phoenix after it buys the locations.

The Anchorage-based credit union has agreed to purchase seven Phoenix-area branches from TCF, nearly doubling its presence in that market.

Concerns about security and expense have dogged payments innovation for decades, and have always faded, argues Nvoicepay's Alyssa Callahan.

Facebook, Instagram and other platforms can help credit unions differentiate themselves from big banks, but CUs that don't use these platforms strategically could be opening themselves up to risks.

Patrick O'Brien had been CB Financial's president and CEO for about two years.

The Pennsylvania company will pay $80 million for the parent of USNY Bank.

Bank employees need to stop seeing new technology as a threat.

From the presidential election to Supreme Court cases, growth strategies and more, these are the issues that could define the next 12 months.

So far this year, Lloyds and Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have had payment failures in the U.K. And in the U.S., a software glitch at parking technology vendor Parkeon halted digital payments at meters in New York and other cities.

Businesses have to ensure they're not losing money on the currency exchange, and volatility in the local market could upset their earnings or pricing structures in those areas, says Rapyd's Joel Yarbrough.