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U.K. ATM operator LINK reported that its cash withdrawals have fallen by 60% over the past month ending April 27 when compared to the same period one year earlier.

The company’s latest Credit Union Trends Report predicts that membership and lending will stall as job losses rise and consumer demand for loans dries up.

Fears of catching coronavirus during the payment process has given a sharp boost in usage and awareness of contactless payments since the pandemic began, according to a new survey from Mastercard.

Think about all the people who started depositing their paper checks through a mobile app. Who tried that out and then thought, “Gee, I really preferred driving 15 minutes to the bank and waiting in a line”?

Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga says he is certain that science, medicine and innovation will lead the world out of the coronavirus pandemic, but there is little indication of when that will happen.

N.W. Iowa CU has agreed to merge into Siouxland FCU, citing rising technology costs and an increasingly complex compliance environment.

Barclays has experienced an incremental £264 million (about $330 million) in contactless spend in the month since it raised its per-transaction limit in response to the coronavirus pandemic, which has created an aversion to cash and contact payments.

With its "people helping people" mindset, the industry is uniquely positioned to serve consumers who are suffering during the pandemic. Credit unions need to capitalize on this.

The New York-based credit union is set to absorb Hudson River Financial FCU and Columbia-Greene FCU following charter conversions at those institutions. Sunmark has picked up at least two other small CUs within the last 18 months.

When Plastiq pivoted its bill-payment services to target cash-strapped SMBs instead of consumers, the startup had no way of knowing how coronavirus would affect its growth.