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Google is moving to corral its various mobile wallet concepts under a new umbrella—Google Pay—but it won’t be an overnight cure for the confusion many consumers and merchants are likely to experience as the new “G Pay” logo starts to appear.

In the past nine years, the credit union has given back more than $11.4 million.

A number of banks, especially those with extra real estate on their hands, are trying to capitalize on the co-working craze to appeal to fledgling companies that could become success stories — and their customers.

This was the largest giveback in the $1.7 billion-asset credit union's history.

Visa did not attribute its shutdown to the use of bitcoin, but the incident is a further reminder — as if one was needed — that cryptocurrencies' volatility extends beyond their dramatic pricing swings.

The Association Nationale des Caisses Populaires Haitiennes serves 49 member credit unions in Haiti, with $96 million in assets and more than 763,000 members.

The $590 million-asset credit union has returned $4 million to members over the past 17 years.

With most of the major card brands deciding to no longer require signature authorization on card transactions, merchants want to see more network rules go the way of the dinosaur.

Credit unions and their members are giving back to their communities in a variety of ways.

Dueling blockchain stories — one arguing it was virtually useless, the other saying it could change real estate lending — seized the top spots this week, while readers also focused on tax reform aftermath and a key Senate retirement.