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NEW YORK – Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell told attendees of CUNA’s America’s CU Conference a little guy may enter a fight as an underdog, but the underdog can overcome with constant pressure, what is known in basketball as a “full-court press.”

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – CO-OP Financial Services is beginning the first phase of what it says is a comprehensive marketing initiative to rebrand and promote credit union shared branching.

Members of the EMV Migration Forum are recommending a single common debit code for EMV transactions in the U.S. and plan to provide details later this summer for how the payments industry can implement it.

JPMorgan Chase (JPM), which is bracing for a crackdown over its credit card debt collections practices, is trying to give regulators less ammunition.

There are five steps credit unions can take to offset the regulatory pressures affecting fee income in two areas, according to a pair of analysts.

Card processor and merchant acquirer Clearent is working with Reward4Schools to help the Missouri-based community rewards provider reach a national audience.

As Citigroup has gotten acclimated with person-to-person payments, it's starting to loosen the restrictions on Popmoney, the Fiserv technology it offers to online banking customers.

Square Inc. has ended its gift card service, according to a report from Reuters, about half a year after launching the program.

Birch Coffee has used Square's mobile card reader for its delivery service for about two years, and was one of the first to switch to the new Square Market e-commerce site ahead its launch.

MasterCard has begun offering U.S. merchants and developers Simplify Commerce, a product of MasterCard labs, the Purchase, N.Y. card network's research and development lab.