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Augusta VAH Federal Credit Union in Augusta, Ga. has announced plans to merge into SRP FCU, across the state line in nearby North Augusta, S.C.

Natixis SA’s payments business is exploring a potential takeover of the 4 billion-euro ($4.6 billion) French fintech company Ingenico Group SA, following a string of deals in the sector.

Amazon has signaled an interest in the French grocery market, spurring Casino's development of a high-tech concept store in Paris.

International migration has hit an all-time high in recent years, with 250 million migrant workers across the globe. This has created a booming new international payments market for remittance providers.

Comparing the U.K. payments landscape to that of the U.S. is sometimes like comparing apples to oranges according to Ankit Kumar, manager of digital payments and mobile financial services at Gemalto.

Worldpay is expanding its U.S. portfolio and has experience in sports betting to lean on.

London-based TransferGo is using Ripple’s blockchain platform to support digital money transfers from Europe to India. But TransferGo isn’t the first remittance company to work with Ripple — and it isn't on the same path that others have taken.

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.

Now that consumers have come to accept metal cards, issuers are looking to do more with the format.

The country is lagging behind others when it comes to ensure that a consumer's financial data is available to third parties, and regulators need to step up.