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Banco Bradesco SA agreed to acquire HSBC Holdings Plc's money-losing Brazil unit for $5.2 billion in cash, more than some analysts had estimated, after it outbid at least two competitors.

Fiserv is aiming to improve the accuracy and cost-effectiveness of biometric authentication by shipping palm-biometric kits to its customers.

The ability to browse limitless shops and purchase goods and services from almost anywhere in the world has revolutionized commerce.

DigiSeq is aggressively pushing a future of wearable computing, contending that payments should be baked into whatever device the consumer is using, rather than a specific device an issuer directly distributes or chooses to perform financial services.

The mobile point of sale market already seems overcrowded, but what's out there now is just a taste of what's to come, according to 451 Research.

While wisdom typically becomes conventional because it makes a lot of sense, the trick is knowing when to turn conventional wisdom on its head.

By the end of 2014, people were buying more cars than any year since 2006, and they're spending more on each car they bought. Make sure your credit union is getting its share of these loans.

Consumers are drawn to smaller payments that longer terms can afford, but it's not just about getting a more expensive car; it's about wanting it for the same price they paid a decade ago.

Driven by greater demands to help meet business goals, these CIOs share some of the tactics that have helped them win friends and allies in other departments and move big projects forward.

Security and online and mobile banking rose to the top of bank CIOs' priority lists this year, according to a proprietary survey by American Banker and SourceMedia Research.