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CUNA and NAFCU have filed amicus briefs supporting the world’s largest credit union in a suit they say could set a precedent for CUs across the country.

Some technology upgrade can leave databases open to the public internet, creating more risk for payment credential exposure and other risks, contends Ameya Talwalkar, co-founder and chief product officer of Cequence Security.

If cryptocurrency is on its way to becoming a mainstream payment method in the U.K., it will be due to an increased appetite from major card networks for forming alliances with leading cryptocurrency providers.

Avidia Bank joins the network even as other community banks call on the Fed to create its own real-time payment service to compete.

The trend is moving far beyond the car, train, bus and car-sharing app. Transportation in 2019 has become a full portal to financial services—and a way to centralize urban movement at the same time.

In the era of big data, a more thorough, data-centric approach is needed for security than the traditional encryption of the past, argues comforte AG's Jonathan Deveaux.

Biz2Credit is offering its Biz2X platform to all banks after gaining HSBC and Popular Bank as clients.

Mastercard is making a niche play in the hot point of sale financing market, teaming with Dividio and lastminute.com to offer installment loans at checkout.

Fears are growing that the rapid rise in fee-charging ATMs could have catastrophic consequences for the U.K.’s fragile SME market, with major supermarkets and card networks predicted to be the biggest beneficiaries.

The private sector will be able to provide more efficient and innovative technologies for the industry.