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Home BancShares in Conway, Ark., has promoted an executive to chief financial officer after Randy Mayor retired.

First Midwest Bank in Itasca, Ill., has hired Michelle Hoskins as an executive vice president and chief of human resources.

Business First Bancshares in Baton Rouge, La., has promoted two executives to newly created roles.

Anita Young will be the $1.4 billion-asset First Foundation's director of specialty deposits and target cash management services at niche business clients.

The new Amex Express Checkout service bears a passing resemblance to rival products like Visa Checkout, MasterPass and PayPal. But that similarity is only skin deep.

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.

With the U.S. EMV migration deadline looming and merchants urged to add encryption and tokenization as well, Transaction Network Services sees an opportunity in helping clients manage all of this technology.

MasterCard's decision to do a 500-person trial of facial recognition for payment authentication next month may seem like a bold move in security, but it's really taking aim at friction.

Vantiv has bulked up its merchant services capabilities through a series of acquisitions, a strategy that's making it more attractive to financial institutions.

Jane G. Watkins, president and chief executive officer of Virginia Credit Union, a $2.7-billion institution based in North Chesterfield, Va., said she plans to retire on March 31, 2016, after serving 33 years in various capacities.

Toronto-Dominion Bank has named Michael Rhodes the new head of its U.S. consumer bank.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has named Helen Mucciolo its executive vice president, principal financial officer and head of its corporate group.

New merchant technology is rapidly hitting the Australian payments market, putting acquirers on the spot to address the changes or risk losing relationships.

Total System Services (TSYS) has renewed its contract with Minnesota's U.S. Bank, one of the largest banks in the U.S.

Payment Alliance International, a Kentucky-based independent sales organization and ATM provider, has partnered with charitable fundraising firm Digital Processing Solutions to create a new "Digital Donations" program accessible through ATMs.

Most merchants are trying to eliminate the barriers between their online and physical storefronts, yet the U.K. retailer John Lewis has put a small but meaningful barrier between these two channels.

Suffolk Bancorp in Riverhead, N.Y. has promoted Anita J. Nigrel to executive vice president and chief retail officer, a newly created position, effective Monday.

Boston Private Financial has added former insurance executive Lizabeth Zlatkus to its board. Zlautkus spent 28 years with Hartford Financial Services, including stints as chief financial officer and chief risk officer.

Stacey Friedman will become the general counsel of JPMorgan Chase early next year, and Steve Cutler will be its vice chairman, the company announced Monday.

The migration to EMV-chip cards is proceeding at a slow crawl at many merchants. But in the restaurant industry in particular, many proprietors see it as an unnecessary ingredient.