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The real value for Apple is in the underlying consumer and spending data. Apple already has a tremendous amount of consumer data via its phones and will gain the ability to pair that with consumer spending, according to Ali Raza, managing principal at Blue Leviathan.

Hometown, which agreed to buy Millbury Savings Bank, has already completed one acquisition this year and has another pending.

The root of the credit reporting sector’s problems may be its dominance by a handful of big firms, lawmakers from both parties said at a hearing.

The root of the credit reporting sector’s problems may be its dominance by a handful of big firms, lawmakers from both parties said at a hearing.

Mobile payments adoption is patchy, but it's getting a higher profile in social media.

Amazon, Accenture and Mastercard are using digital identity, blockchain and mobile payments to crack a window into sustainability and inclusion, but they’re also gaining potential retail benefits by capturing consumers who crave information about the origin of products.

The Exton, Pa.-based institution plans to open new branches in three counties after posting 11 percent growth in loans last year.

The foray into digital consumer lending follows a similar move by rival Citigroup.

Hong Kong's mobile wallet AlipayHK has expanded to enable cross-border payments for the first time in Japan and other regions of the Greater Bay Area.

Credit Union Student Choice's decision to open a management center in Texas follows a similar move by Pentagon Federal Credit Union earlier this year.