Data Sets

With LeBron James, President George W. Bush and millions of others getting in on the "Ice Bucket Challenge" to raise money and awareness for ALS, credit unions couldn't be far behind. CUs nationwide have embraced the late-summer fad. Here are just a few examples of CUs around the country finding new ways of people helping people.

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.

Fintech startups claim to out-innovate banks. But financial institutions sometimes break new ground. Here are five examples of banks that are testing and launching mobile app features capable of much more than showing an account balance.

Featuring some of the great work credit unions are doing in their communities.

Square is under pressure to adapt to the onslaught of competition from the likes of Amazon, PayPal, Groupon and Fiserv, all of which have applied their own spin to the mobile card reader concept. Square has recently made a number of moves to improve its offerings and its image.

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, except where noted.

As consumers warm to the idea of using their phones to make payments and manage accounts, they are flocking to merchant apps to do so. Instead of using one unified wallet, a shopper's phone may be stuffed with any of these payment-capable programs.

Take a walk down memory lane with some of the last century's most notable (and occasionally notorious) bankers, regulators and policymakers. All photos are from American Banker's photo archives.

Directors talk about succession planning for both board and management recruitment.

As consumers warm to the idea of using their phones to make payments and manage accounts, they are flocking to merchant apps to do so. Instead of using one unified wallet, a shopper's phone may be stuffed with any of these payment-capable programs.

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.

Start your weekend off right with an advance peek of next week's Credit Union Journal's Community News photo slideshow. Enjoy!

Couldn't make it to Australia's Gold Coast for the World Conference of Credit Unions' annual meeting last week? Never fear — here's an exclusive photo slideshow of what you missed.

MasterCard is putting its digital payment efforts in the spotlight. The Purchase, N.Y. card network is also adding to the number of non-payment services it offers to digitally focused companies.

A look at the latest images highlighting all the good things credit unions have been doing in their communities.

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.

Apple has big plans for payments, but it's not outspoken about what they are. However, more of its behind-the-scenes efforts are starting to leak; these six reports came in just the past two months.

The newly rebranded Visa Checkout is the latest of the card network's attempts to create a more streamlined, digital payment process that moves past the plastic card. Visa and Visa Europe have embarked on many projects around the globe in recent years, targeting e-commerce, mobile payments, P2P and other use cases.

Apple has big plans for payments, but it's not outspoken about what they are. However, more of its behind-the-scenes efforts are starting to leak; these six reports came in just the past two months.

A look at the most recent images highlighting all the good things credit unions have been doing in their neighborhoods.