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On Dec. 31, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

The first full day of America's Credit Union Conference in Orlando hit on a variety of topics, including narrowing the gender gap and ongoing attacks from banks.

Apple Inc. is ramping up a test of a digital-first credit card with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. by expanding its use to tens of thousands of the iPhone maker’s U.S. retail employees.

First Internet is poised to acquire an SBA lending team to help it meet an ambitious loan target for the year — a target the CEO plans on doubling in coming years.

Today’s employees bring their own devices to work, split their time across multiple screens, and can conduct their jobs from anywhere. Business pay has to match that reality, says Billtrust's Flint Lane.

Millions of Americans feel let down by the government and other trusted entities, but credit unions are stepping forward to fill the void.

With millions of consumers switching their primary financial institution annually, many credit unions are faced with a quandary: come up with the money for digital offerings or risk losing a growth opportunity.

A Wisconsin credit union's agreement to acquire a small Chicago bank, the eighth credit union-bank deal this year, led bankers to once again call for policymakers to slow the trend. A credit union trade group complained that banks are trying to stifle competition.

There’s a long list of reasons traditional lenders haven't kept up with the needs of entrepreneurs, says Judith Erwin, the head of Grasshopper Bank in New York. One is not asking for enough feedback.

Both are useful, but each has specialties in protecting different types of transaction processes, according to Rambus Payments' Andre Stoorvogel.