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Albert Ko, who had been the chief transformation officer of Intuit, says he will work to improve Zelle's interface to make it more appealing to consumers.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Revolut adds Apple Pay; Fitbit Pay will support the MTA's contactless test; Flipboard and Checkers suffer breaches; U.S., U.K. form fintech alliance.

The industry is so worried that a proposed FCC rule could hamper communications with members that some trade groups are seeking help from an unlikely ally -- the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

While advanced push payment fraud has dominated the headlines in recent years, another type of scam has been costing U.K. businesses millions — even though many companies are completely unaware of it.

Smaller banks are often not taking the extra step beyond traditional functions such as online bill pay, writes Alberto Hernandez, COO for the U.S. region at Valid.

Branches are closing at the fastest pace in years, and keeping them relevant to customers is a problem banks are being forced to solve in ever more creative ways.

Many banks have already scaled back home lending or even left the business. With profit margins shrinking, inventories of homes at crisis levels and competition from nonbanks intensifying, that’s unlikely to change.

Ronald Rubin was asked by the state’s chief financial officer to resign after a review of an inspector general’s report detailed allegations of sexual harassment. Instead, Rubin is countering with accusations against the CFO.

Banks and governments around the world have invested in systems that seek to instantly transfer money between accounts, moves that could put pressure on the sprawling debit card business at the world’s largest payments network. But Visa Inc. Chief Executive Al Kelly isn’t too worried.

Wider net interest margins compared to a year earlier helped make up for a slight decline in loan balances, as nearly two-thirds of banks reported higher profits in the first quarter.