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Everyone knows money talks -- but there's a growing consensus that the best employers also offer a robust benefits package to go along with competitive compensation.

Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Google announces India payment app; Patreon gets funding; Dash expands; Japanese group offers blockchain testing.

The chief information officer and top security officer are retiring in the wake of the massive data hack; Mike Cagney is leaving the student loan lender.

Unattended gas pumps would seem to be the perfect use case for EMV's anti-counterfeiting security, but many gas station owners are putting off their upgrades for as long as possible due to hardships that other retail categories don't face.

Alipay and WeChat Pay will force traditional payment networks to up their game, particularly in in-play emerging markets. Whether they can become relevant at scale for consumers outside China remains to be seen, writes Eric Grover, a principal at Intrepid Ventures.

Senate Democrats' legislative bid to reform the credit reporting industry is tempered and balanced, according to analysts, which could help it gain traction in the GOP-controlled Congress.

Equifax Inc. said two of its senior executives are leaving as the credit-reporting company faces mounting public anger for losing data on 143 million Americans in one of the biggest cyberattacks in history.

The House passed an appropriations bill that on the surface advanced key regulatory relief provisions sought by banks, but it could also open the door to higher examination fees, particularly for state-chartered banks.

The Upstart Network's CEO, Dave Girouard, explains how the online lender worked with a normally aggressive federal regulator to balance the needs for innovation and consumer protection.

David Dotherow, CEO of the newly formed Winter Park National Bank, stresses the need for strong management and a straightforward business plan when applying for a charter.