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The program will be called Bucks for Buckeyes and will be offered in partnership with the Minnesota Credit Union Network.

Credit unions in the Garden State are frequently at the bottom of national rankings for key financial metrics. Further consolidation is likely needed to help bolster these results.

The restriction on how often a borrower’s account is debited was supposed to be relatively straightforward, but one lender is trying to fight that provision.

The two companies agreed to continue to collaborate on a prepaid card program until 2027. The deal holds particular importance for Green Dot, which relies heavily on revenue generated at the discount retail giant.

The Pennsylvania company will pay $346 million for MutualFirst Financial.

Card processor i2C Inc. has formed an alliance with Ecard, a prepaid debit card targeting travelers that's accepted on both Discover and China’s UnionPay network.

PayPal is adding rewards to its Venmo credit card in a way that seems to echo Apple's strategy with Apple Card.

Finabler’s Xpress Money cross-border transfer service has partnered with Geoswift to enable consumers in global markets to send funds in real time to Chinese bank accounts.

Mastercard is aggressively building a business payments ecosystem as it keeps an eye on political headwinds it has little control over.

Congress should get behind the Fed's effort to launch a real-time payments service instead of getting in its way.