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As major U.S. cities continue to implement contactless tap-and-go acceptance to collect transit fares, at least one bank sees this trend as an opportunity to put its cards on center stage.

The Louisiana company will enter two new markets after it buys the locations.

Community First will pay $40 million in cash for the parent of Affinity Bank.

CDCUs provide essential financial services in underserved communities but these institutions can struggle to keep up with compliance and technology demands.

Capital One agreed to buy KippsDeSanto, a Northern Virginia company that specializes in advice to the defense and government contracting sectors.

Alternatives Federal Credit Union is making loans to pay for gender-reassignment surgery, but the initiative has bothered some members.

Professional Bank and Marquis Bank, both of Coral Gables, have been competing against each other for more than a decade. Now they are merging in hopes of landing larger clients and making better use of technology being developed in Professional's innovation lab.

Bob Bjelland has led the Lewistown, Mont.-based institution for more than three decades.

Siemens Mobility has announced it’s working with Bytemark, a company Siemens partially owns, to develop a payment solution enabling riders to pay once for a trip across the city using multiple public and private modes of transit, from buses to scooters.

The Maryland-based institution has hired an executive search firm to find its next leader.