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Capital One Financial Corp.'s U.S. credit card delinquencies rise in November while international numbers fall.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Amplify CU will give a home makeover on Wednesday and Thursday to a needy local family, the Yancy/Cousins family in nearby Round Rock.

The executive shuffle is ramping up at Visa.

TUKWILA, Wash. – BECU is giving away $5 checks outside its new storefront ATM at The Landing in Renton and at three other locations on this final payday before Christmas to promote its new mobile check deposit service.

Since Square launched its mobile card reader, VeriFone Systems has worked feverishly to slow its rival's runaway momentum. The news that VeriFone is changing its strategy with its Sail reader is the latest in a long line of assaults and retreats.

VeriFone Systems Inc., the largest maker of credit-card terminals, is moving away from competing directly with Square Inc. in mobile payments, according to David Talach, VeriFone’s vice president of industry engagement.

Visa Inc. attracted 50 banks and credit unions to its V.me digital wallet by offering a system that did not distance issuers from customer relationships and transaction data. But does the wallet hold the same appeal for the merchants that accept it?

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - Niagara's Choice FCU has acquired Niagara County's FCU to create a $125-million credit union serving 23,000 members.

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Coopera, a consulting group owned by the Iowa CU League that offers credit unions advise on reaching Hispanic communities, has signed advisory contracts with four New York credit unions to take part in the inaugural Hispanic Member Growth Strategy Program.

Twitter's immense popularity has caught the attention of many established payment companies and entrepreneurs. Several have attempted to turn the microblogging service into a payment channel, but so far there are few success stories.