Fintech

Even as the payments landscape has become increasingly complicated and convoluted over the past several years, many industry players have not kept pace with their payments testing methods or tools, writes Steve Gilde, director of global product marketing for Paragon Application Systems.

Credit unions are getting recognized for being great places to work, along with a variety of philanthropic activities.

One expert says the U.S. lags behind other countries, but changes are coming soon – and fast.

Craig Kauffman had been a regional executive for Susquehanna Bancshares and BB&T.

The new policy, meant to assist borrowers in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, will let servicers evaluate borrowers using pre-disaster payment information.

Domestic card growth has not lived up to the bank’s expectations, even after its Costco coup. So it is making changes here to get product development, payments technology and card portfolio management on the same page worldwide.

The U.S. may be next to see a surge of contactless credit cards, following other major markets around the world. But it’s unclear whether enough U.S. consumers are interested in contactless payments for issuers to make the investment.

Texas-based digital gift card platform company Swych has launched a gift card service for instant cross-border gifting to India following its recent acquisition of GiftCardsIndia.

Wyre has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the majority of its retail money transfer business to WorldFirst, giving the seller a chance to focus more on its cryptocurrency strategy.

Happy Money and Arcus have joined a pack of fintechs and online lenders urging customers to forgo expensive credit card debt, in this case calling it a "sad spend."