Americas

The regional bank is putting its corporate stamp on branches in the two states.

The push for faster payments in the U.S. has suffered from the lack of a government mandate, which in other countries resulted in a common, streamlined system. Now it's time for the disparate U.S. platforms to come together.

Achieva Credit Union has purchased Preferred Community Bank in Fort Myers, Fla.

Trellance has acquired IronSafe, which provides data analytics to more than 2,300 credit unions.

The company will pay $96 million to buy HomeTown Bankshares to gain scale in western Virginia.

China’s Golden Week started on Monday and with it, global cities and merchants are boldly promoting Alipay in an effort to capture Chinese tourist dollars. At the same time, merchants are building out a competitive acceptance network that could someday rival the major payment card networks.

The payments industry is engaged in 40 active real-time payments programs worldwide, but it's not as chaotic as it sounds — except in the U.S.

The company will record a quarterly charge after reporting potential fraud tied to commercial deposit accounts.

As NCUA Chairman Mark McWatters heads to Capitol Hill, credit unions are facing new threats at the ATM and CU trade groups are writing big checks in advance of midterm elections.

First Foundation sold loans to Freddie Mac to free up space for higher-yielding credits. It then bought the securities that were formed to replace other, lower-yielding assets through an often overlooked program.