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EMV chip cards have delivered on their promise to halt counterfeit fraud at the physical point of sale. But for a technology developed long before the invention of e-commerce, mobile wallets and the word "omnichannel," delivering on its promise still feels like falling short.

Restaurants are burdened by a basic payroll issue that might be easily solved by technology, and investors are taking notice.

Tacoma, Wash.-based grant-writing firm CU Strategic Planning said eight of its clients were awarded nearly $13 million in the latest round of grants from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.

A team of 24 credit union leaders and guests from across the U.S. visited Tanzania for the Educruise Africa Safari conference in August as part of a credit union development educator exchange trip.

Seattle-based credit union once again turning to local musicians and artists for awareness initiative.

There are a variety of opinions on how CUs can best position themselves to capitalize on the Wells Fargo scandal, but one thing is clear: the time to do so is now.

A year after the U.S. EMV liability shift kicked the country's migration into high gear, there are still major hurdles to widespread adoption. The shift took effect Oct. 1, 2015, placing liability on the party unable to handle EMV security, but even this incentive wasn't enough to get everyone on board at the same time.

Much like contactless mobile payments, 'faster payments' are making a methodical push throughout Canada, an advance that's moving quicker than many other countries, especially the U.S.

The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a free-speech clash with big stakes for retailers and credit-card companies, agreeing to decide the fate of laws in 10 states that limit how merchants can describe the lower prices they charge for cash transactions.

Bank Transfer Day is set for a comeback following the Wells Fargo cross-selling scandal, but credit unions are warned not to expect the same type of mass consumer migration they saw five years ago.