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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's choice for its new head of supervision and enforcement — the No. 3 slot at the agency — is raising eyebrows because of his political background and relative inexperience compared with similar positions at other regulators.

WesBanco Bank in Wheeling, W.Va., has made instant card issuance available through a technology integration with CPI Card Group.

Visa is bringing its QR-code based mobile payment system to Nigeria this year.

Rather than as an application that solves immediate business needs, blockchain's success is more plausible as a protocol layer on which applications are built.

United Bankshares is in talks to acquire rival Washington-area lender Cardinal Financial, according to people familiar with the matter, as regional banks seek to pair up to counter low interest rates and mounting regulatory costs.

Citi, JPM Tap New Tech Execs; First Republic Goes for the Gold

Net interest margins have only gotten tighter this year. Here is a look at the reasons why, how much some banks are hurting and what certain institutions are doing to relieve the pressure.

CUs step up to the plate for kids, schools and more in the latest round of credit union community news.

Grocery stores are well-oiled machines, with the placement of every product carefully researched to guide the shopper from one item to the next. But even this process has some room for improvement.

Not many people have taken the plunge to use mobile payments full-time, but a very high number have dipped a toe in the water.