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Square recently ended a plastic card project out of concerns it would cause friction with the payment company's financial partners, according to Fast Company.

Wirecard AG's card solutions business will issue a MasterCard for Pockit, a provider of prepaid cards.

LOMPOC, Calif. — Following a conversion from federal to state charter last month, the $750 million CoastHills Credit Union is expanding its services and field of membership to five contiguous Central Coast California counties to include Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz and Ventura.

BREA, Calif. — Members of the $130 million South Western Federal Credit Union voted "overwhelmingly" in favor of merging into the $781 million Credit Union of Southern California, all but finalizing the union of the two CUs.

WASHINGTON — With credit unions finally hitting the 100 million member mark last week, analysts and executives said the most powerful impact of reaching this milestone is the increased awareness of one of the "best-kept secrets" in financial services.

Directors talk about succession planning for both board and management recruitment.

As Powa begins integrating its new point of sale system with vendor partners, the company expects its experience with EMV-chip acceptance to be a selling point.

Merchants are leveraging their digital gift card platforms for quick digital promotions.

Credit union executives are celebrating the movement reaching the 100 million-member milestone — but what does it really mean for the industry?

Visa has launched a new service called Visa Transaction Advisor, which is designed to help U.S. gas stations identify higher-risk credit and debit card transactions at the pump.