Fintech

So far, U.K. fintechs' options range from relocating to other countries to finding ways to offset negative effects by attempting to “Brexit-proof” their businesses. The latter option can still be a substantial undertaking.

While industry consolidation picked up in 2017, certain regions did better than others, with strong volume and improved pricing. Here’s a look at each region.

The St. Louis-based company partnered with 38 new credit unions last fiscal year.

Ann Cairns has been named vice chairman at Mastercard, effective June 1, moving on from her role as president of international markets for the card brand.

Donations for life-saving research, branch expansion, activities for kids and other ways credit unions are giving back.

MoviePass has purchased Moviefone, the movie listing and information service, in a deal that gives momentum to a business that owes its success to honor-all-cards rules.

The "Global Good Card" from Summit Credit Union has donated nearly $12,000 to the Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions, and one person leading the charge says the program can easily be exported to other CUs.

The Auburn Hills, Mich.-based credit union serves 200,000 members with more than $2.3 billion in assets.

Social Finance said it will start offering deposit accounts and debit cards to some customers next month. It's the first major new product rollout under Chief Executive Officer Anthony Noto.

Fintech companies such as WorldFirst, TransferWise, OFX, and WorldRemit give people more cost-effective means to make cross-border transfers, writes Jon Dela Cruz, a researcher for iCompareFX.com.