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Health and wellness apps may not much in common with small business payments and merchant services, but it was the fitness-tracking craze that lit a fire under Intuit to build an Apple Watch app for its clients.

In his first interview since taking over HSBC's U.S. bank late last year, CEO Patrick Burke contends that the U.S. bank could prove to be HSBC's hidden gem provided it focuses on multinational corporate clients and cooperates better with its global affiliates.

Between actual monetary losses and reputation risk, the stakes are high when it comes to fraud. CUs should implement a three-pronged approach to protect themselves and their members.

Foothills Community Bank in Dawsonville, Ga., has named John Lewis interim chief executive.

Canadian payments company DirectCash Payments has unveiled a new payment-capable wristband.

Information technology firm Infosys and digital payments company Payveris have partnered on a new service for bill payment and money management for credit union and community bank customers.

UMB Financial in Kansas City, Mo., has hired an IBM executive to be chief information officer.

DBA International, an association representing debt buyers, hosted its 2015 Executive Summit this week in Park City, Utah.

A trans-Atlantic trademark dispute pits one of the most talked-about startups in the emerging blockchain technology field against a futures exchange whose founder is involved in another ballyhooed blockchain firm.

BNC Bancorp in High Point, N.C., has agreed to buy Southcoast Financial in Mount Pleasant, S.C., for $95.5 million in stock.