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Gov. Pat McCrory on Wednesday signed the North Carolina Money Transmitters Act, as requested by the state banking commissioner's office.

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Barely 24 hours into his new role as CEO at RushCard, Ron Hynes has found the silver lining to the company's 2015 technical glitch that led the company to pay a $20.5 million settlement.

It seems we cannot go a week without news of a malware attack of some kind, be it ransomware, stolen credit card information or other security breaches. The increasing trend is that not only are organizations and enterprises affected, but also regular consumers.

E-commerce seems to have a better memory than brick and mortar stores, quickly scrutinizing shoppers' purchasing and browsing habits to provide recommendations and offers to keep them coming back.

Gov. Pat McCrory on Wednesday signed the North Carolina Money Transmitters Act, as requested by the state banking commissioner's office.

The $5.2 billion-asset mutual said in a press release Thursday that Leonard Stekol had become its president. Stekol was also elected a trustee; he will remain chief operating officer.

Female CEOs are uncommon, so how rare do you think female CEO-CFO teams are? At publicly traded banks, there are only 13, and that is still way better than a few other industries. InVenture founder Shivani Siroya talks about her past in banking and the future of her fintech startup. An Australian bank is going to test gender blind recruitment practices. Also, rewriting Silicon Valley's history and the Spice Girls' girl power legacy.

At least eight small mutuals have agreed in recent years to merge with another institution rather than convert to stock ownership. More deals could be on the way.