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Competition is heating up among mobile wallet makers, but not everyone is racing toward the same goal. Many are starting to look past Near Field Communication-based contactless payments, championing newer technologies as well as reviving older business models.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms.

Credit unions and associations across the country announce promotions, new hires and honors.

United FCU names associate board members, Western CUNA Management School appoints trustees and other CU people in the news.

Successful. Influential. Innovative. These women are driving results at their institutions, and paving the way for the female talent behind them.

Whether newcomers to the power scene or bank industry veterans taking on a new challenge, these women bear keeping an eye on.

From capital markets to card networks, businesses in the finance sector are benefiting from these women's efforts.

Credit union executives share what their members are asking for in the way of technology.

The 45 credit unions that earned a spot on our second annual ranking of the Best Credit Unions to Work For know how to have fun — and make a difference — at work.

Apple Pay's ever-growing list of partners and competitors makes it hard for any one company to stand out among the pack. But several companies have found inventive — and sometimes baffling — ways to get attention.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and from our social media platforms.

But, wait, there's more! Here are some additional pop, rock, country & western, folk and jazz songs that mention banking or bankers in the title or lyrics. (And we replay our parental advisory: some of these, er, classics are satirical, some are angry, and some are downright weird.)

Texas Dow Employees and Maine Savings promote new chief officers and other CU professionals in the news.

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle lines up to speak at the CU event, and what they had to say demonstrated why financial regulatory reform efforts have stalled.

Credit unions flocked to the nation’s capital for the trade association’s annual pilgrimage to Washington, where executives have the chance to hear from politicians at the conference and then head to lawmakers’ offices to lobby on credit union issues.

Showcasing the artistic talents of people with disabilities and other things CUs are doing in their communities.

Though loan performance has improved since the housing crisis, credit challenges persist as higher housing costs combined with stagnant wages have put increased strain on some borrowers' finances.

As part of American Banker's series on the C-Suite, chief information officers, chief technology officers and others serving in similar roles at banks shared their insights into how the industry is being affected by technology, where they wish they could spend more time and what it takes to be a driving force in their institutions.

The federal regulator released its quarterly report showing which states are experiencing the fastest and slowest growth in a number of key areas from loans to deposits and more.

Apple's latest iPhone could change the way people pay with a smartphone. Its updates improve Apple Pay and bring new tools to developers and merchants.