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Arty Arteaga retiring after 17 years heading the trade association.

The accreditaiton period lasts for five years, subject to annual review. This is the fourth reaccreditation for Badger State regulators since 2001.

Numerated Growth Technologies has a platform that lets banks make lending decisions in as little as five minutes. The spinoff will be run by Dan O'Malley, Eastern's former chief digital officer.

Royal Bank of Canada is applying blockchain technology to its loyalty program, in an effort to make its rewards more tangible and accessible.

Loan origination system part of company’s lending technology push.

The $489 million acquisition is among the ten biggest bank M&A deals announced this year.

U.S. payment companies frustrated by Chinese regulations blocking direct access to its vast consumer market could get a break under the terms of a new U.S.-China trade deal.

One of the goals behind Canada's payments overhaul is to get it right the first time.

The bank also announced that it has recruited a BancWest executive to replace Michael Descheneaux as CFO.

The company also said it believes there are no regulatory obstacles that will derail its planned acquisition of Astoria Financial.