Fintech

Florida became the latest state to legalize gay marriage last week, bringing the number of states allowing same-sex couples to wed to more than 30—and possibly adding a whole new market for credit unions to target.

First Premier Bank, a subprime credit card issuer, has given up a court fight aimed at keeping information about its cards off a comparison-shopping website.

UniRush is feeding its appetite for the payroll card business by acquiring rapid! PayCard from WEX.

French payment companies are stepping up the use technology that can spot certain types of card fraud that are not prevented by EMV-chip security.

The vice chairman of NCUA would like to see significant changes in how credit unions define their fields of membership – with the help of both the regulator and Congress.

The extended leave of Starbucks' chief operating officer, Troy Alstead, could indicate that last year's creation of the COO post has succeeded in furthering the coffee chain's mobile payments initiatives.

A Swiss bank has partnered with acquirer SIX Payment Services to issue a debit card that enables both contactless and regular transactions.

ICICI Bank has launched what it calls India's first contactless debit and credit cards using Near Field Communication technology.

By targeting construction lending, 1st Financial Bank USA aims to expand beyond its hefty concentration in credit card loans while entering a business segment that has shrunk mightily since the financial crisis.

Revolving consumer credit in the U.S. fell in November by the largest amount in a year, according to a report Thursday from the Federal Reserve Board.