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Federal prosecutors are cracking down on violations of the Bank Secrecy Act — often without first clarifying to virtual currency firms and other industries the sort of behavior will get them in trouble.

A more transparent process will build trust and strengthen CUs' dual-chartering system.

CUNA and NAFCU have always been in competition, but NAFCU's decision to invite state charters to join has added fuel to the fire.

CU Journal's new design reflects changing marketplace; U.S. credit union executives have opportunity to look beyond our borders for insight.

In today’s fast-paced, digital age, when smartphones are “outdated” six months after they’re released, nothing stays the same for long, and that includes payments fraud.

Pelosi is not amused by some of Warren's rhetoric, Warren continues her battle against Wall Street and the SEC's White, and JPMorgan's Erdoes talks about her childhood lessons in value investing, in our latest roundup of the news about women in banking.

Requiring brokers to come clean with customers about conflicts of interest sounds like an easy way to address biases. But disclosures are only effective if recipients understand how the conflict has influenced the advisor and have a way to correct that influence.

QR codes, a relatively old technology, are back in the spotlight thanks to a consortium of retailers led by Walmart and Target that plan to use the codes in their CurrentC payment technology.

As technological problems forced the New York Stock Exchange to grind to a halt Wednesday, financial services insiders and observers weighed in on the vulnerabilities of increasingly electronic financial systems.

While some predict that fintech startups will soon overthrow banks, a boom in partnerships between the two industries is far more likely. Startups will benefit from access to new markets and infrastructure, while banks will stay on the cutting edge of innovation.