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Banks will likely take a wait-and-see approach before connecting their apps to Siri, Apple's talking digital assistant. Such conservatism poses risks as consumers increasingly demand the latest digital features.

Stonegate Bank in Florida has introduced a credit card that its customers can use in Cuba. In doing so, the $2.5 billion-asset bank, in Pompano Beach becomes first U.S. bank to make credit cards available for use in the Caribbean island nation.

Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ has confirmed it is developing a digital currency backed by a blockchain, the same kind of technology that underpins bitcoin.

Bankers are donating money and promoting blood drives in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. However, a long-term strategy to stay involved with the issues that the tragedy has brought to light is also considered important.

National Association of Federal Credit Unions President and CEO Dan Berger welcomes attendees to the Defense Credit Union Summit held just before NAFCU’s annual conference in Nashville, Tenn., this week.

At the same time federal regulators are cracking down on payday loans, another form of short-term credit for low-income Americans is staging an unexpected comeback.

Gov. Nikki Haley recently signed S.652 – savings promotion contests legislation – after unanimous passage this May by both houses of South Carolina’s state legislature.

WASHINGTON — Despite banker arguments that post-crisis financial reforms are damaging the health of the financial industry, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin Gruenberg sought Wednesday to paint a different picture, citing evidence that banks are doing well.

A new assault on the major card brands over debit transaction routing got a boost this week when Home Depot sued Visa and MasterCard, alleging the card brands are pushing for the more expensive signature debit routing.

Southside Bancshares in Tyler, Texas, said that Sam Dawson, its chief executive since 2012, will retire at the end of the year and that its president, Lee Gibson, will succeed him.