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Citizens Bancshares has agreed to buy Regional Bankshares for $11 million.

While reform legislation for banks is just around the corner, market signals suggest the economy could be headed toward another downturn.

The nearly $5 billion deal to acquire MB Financial would provide the Cincinnati company with immediate scale in the Windy City.

With the use of global standards, merchants can also strengthen and consolidate their relationships with vendors and minimize expenditure on hardware and software solutions and maintenance, writes Normand Provost, liaison chair of Nexo.

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Stripe Inc. and JCB Co. have signed a memo of understanding for a global partnership enabling JCB card acceptance at all online merchants that use Stripe.

Blockchain's potential for revolutionizing the world’s payment systems has captured the imagination in recent years, and last month Santander became the U.K.'s first bank to use the technology to create a new international payments service.

Bank executives say artificial intelligence will create jobs, while analysts say the opposite. Employees are anxious but willing to try to work with it. All agree AI is already making an impact.

In letting the community suggest new names, can Red River Mill Employees FCU avoid the “Boaty McBoatface” problem?

The post-recession boom in auto loans and credit cards for borrowers with marred credit histories has been winding down in recent months.