Fintech

The advancement of mobile payment technology and how it correlates to the EMV conversion timelines in the U.S. was one of many topics attendees discussed at the first EMV Migration Forum meeting in mid-September.

The Coopera prepaid Visa card was ranked the fifth most affordable prepaid card by online financial planning website NerdWallet.

Sen. Dick Durbin, who led the effort to cap debit interchange fees last year, responded to the banking and credit union lobbies’ letters to Congress last week, saying the cap has resulted in a victory for consumers.

GROTON, Conn. – Ledge Light FCU, the credit union for Pfizer pharmaceuticals, is changing its name to Scient and branching out to become a national brand among life science workers.

A new publication of end-to-end encryption best practices for ATMs was released by the ATM Industry Association Tuesday.

The National Restaurant Association said Tuesday morning that it is joining the growing opposition to the proposed $7.2 billion antitrust settlement with Visa and MasterCard over fees for credit card transactions, another major setback to the endangered deal.

NEW BERLIN, Wis. –In the latest deal of its kind, Landmark CU has agreed to acquire Hartford (Wis.) Savings Bank, a troubled $190 million institution.

NEW YORK – The National Restaurant Association said this morning it is joining the growing opposition to the proposed $7.2 billion antitrust settlement with Visa and MasterCard over fees for credit card transactions, another major setback to the endangered deal.

BREA, Calif. – Credit Union of Southern California has completed its third merger in just 63 days, an unprecedented pace in this era of merger-mania.

Discover Financial Services has agreed to refund hundreds of millions of dollars to settle a regulatory probe of its credit card marketing practices.