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With smaller screen sizes and increased levels of distractions ranging from a text or a notification, pitfalls in the checkout process can result in more abandoned carts than successful transactions, writes Andre Lyver, director of engineering for financial services at Shopify.

Microchip implants could be considered the ultimate form of mobile payment — skipping the smartphone altogether in favor of giving people bionic abilities. And a small segment of the population is already lining up to try it out.

Former CEO Jeff York alleges retaliation by board related to proposed weight loss clause.

Lawmakers approved a measure to increase the program's funding by nearly $3 billion over four years.

The latest Credit Union Trends Report from CUNA Mutual Group predicts robust membership growth in the year ahead and sustained lending growth due to positive economic factors.

Congress has left Washington for a two-week recess, and credit union leaders are being urged to make their case for reg relief while legislators are back at home.

The holding company for Union Bank — itself a unit of the Japanese giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group — is on a mission to double its size and become one of the nation's 10 largest banks. Under Steve Cummings, its first-ever American CEO, MUFG Americas has expanded middle-market lending and amassed $3 billion of consumer deposits through its new online bank. Is a splashy acquisition next?

Another look at how credit unions are giving back to the communities they serve.

The bank on Monday launched a loyalty and rewards program aimed at small businesses.