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As the U.S. payments industry advances in its migration to EMV-chip cards, some merchants perceive the EMV push as "a giant head-fake" to establish a foundation for mobile payments based on Near Field Communication technology.

Merchants that use Square will be able to use it with Intuit's QuickBooks accounting software, as Intuit adds support for the mobile card reader in the newest version of its program, according to multiple reports.

MasterCard is working on new mobile payments functions that give shoppers the choice between Near Field Communication chips and QR codes — two mobile payments methods that have competed in the market and are typically treated as mutually exclusive.

Many if not all of the women on our ranking would tell you that their success at work has not taken place in a vacuum. It is one piece of their lives – lives that in some cases are filled with children, with aging parents needing assistance or any number of commitments that go along with being a well-rounded citizen.

Italian mobile point of sale company Jusp has launched a mobile chip-and-PIN card reader as a plug-in device, veering from the more common approach of using a separate Bluetooth device.

To succeed today, financial firms need to encourage female employees to take the right kind of risks, such as trying new innovations to serve clients.

Meet some of the women who are taking bold steps to bring more female leaders to the fore.
• Centric Bank's Patti Husic: Taking the Initiative
• Wells Fargo's Caryl Athanasiu: Preparing for the Post
• RBC's Janice Fukakusa: Going All In
• Citigroup's Cece Stewart: Reclaiming Yourself
• PNC's Charlotte McLaughlin: Stepping Back to Get Ahead

We need to encourage women to disrupt the status quo and take jobs in uncharted territory, like those in risk management, social media, mobile banking and big data analytics.

United Merchant Services Inc., a vendor of payment processing and point of sale systems, has received funding from The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to expand globally and to enhance its technology platform, client service and sales effort.

Promotion to CEO roles will continue to be a challenge for women as the industry continues to consolidate.

Tracy Grooms, formerly of Bank of America, did not stay retired long. Queens University has hired her to teach undergraduates about banking at its business school, which is named after the most famous B of A exec of all.

Sandberg's book has highlighted the need for both men and women to sponsor high potential women and encourage them to take a seat at the table.

The year's Most Powerful Women in Banking special report contains good news and bad. On the positive side, women are making progress in the upper reaches of banking and finance. The trouble is that they still have a long way to go before achieving gender equality. The reasons are complex.

After 18 months running a Fifth Third affiliate bank in the upper Midwest, Mary Tuuk is back at the company's Cincinnati headquarters, where she worked as chief risk officer from 2007 to 2011.

If investors think emerging markets are the obvious go-to for yield and long-term growth, Joyce Chang has some sobering news for them.

I hope we can all encourage our younger coworkers, our daughters and granddaughters, to see these opportunities and be ready to ascend to upper level management positions.

BankThink kicks off a new series in conjunction with American Banker Magazine’s annual Most Powerful Women in Banking issue.

Southwestern Advantage, a multi-level marketing company with a model similar to Avon or Amway, relies on college students to sell its educational materials — raising potential risk issues as a young and inexperienced sales force is tasked with protecting payment details.

Charlotte McLaughlin turned her family demands into a productivity driver at work. That helped get her to a point where she can now help more women scale the ladder.

How today's female executives are clearing roadblocks to the executive suite.