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American National Bankshares in Danville, Va., has named Cathy Liles its chief accounting officer.

Avidia Bank has been operating a new integrated platform for a few weeks that brings together third-party processor compliance, risk management, ACH and card payment acceptance, and remote deposit capture on one platform.

Valley National Bank in Wayne, N.J., has a new chief administrative officer.

Mary Kay Bates, who had been chief operating officer in January 2014, was promoted to president of the $724 million-asset bank in Spirit Lake, Iowa.

FuturePay hopes its alternative credit model can shake up in-store payments as the company plots to go beyond its e-commerce roots.

Chase Commerce Solutions has sold its entire independent sales organization portfolio of accounts and associated contracts to First American Payment Systems.

To facilitate its push into the U.S. market, Splitit (formerly PayItSimple) recently added its cloud-based interest-free installment payment technology as a free plugin for e-commerce merchants using the WooCommerce platform.

Cathy Bessant pitches her bank to fintech startups; Blythe Masters pitches her fintech startup to banks; skepticism about Sallie Krawcheck's venture.

In the war on cash, Canada doesn't hold a candle to Sweden, where bills and coins are used for less than 5% of retail transactions, or Denmark, which plans to eradicate cash by 2030. But recent research suggests Canada is quickly closing the gap as its rate of contactless payments is soaring.

It's a precarious time for security at gas stations, many of which are taking advantage of the two-year grace period they received for EMV card acceptance when the rest of the bank and retail world faced a 2015 deadline.

MainSource Financial Group in Greensburg, Ind., has named Karen Woods as chief risk officer and corporate counsel.

First Republic Bank in San Francisco has appointed Katherine August-deWilde to the newly created position of vice chair.

First Republic Bank in San Francisco has appointed Katherine August-deWilde to the newly created position of vice chair.

Four Oaks Fincorp in Four Oaks, N.C., has appointed Lisa Herring chief operating officer of the company and Four Oaks Bank & Trust.

Payment security services provider EchoSat has purchased SmartLink, a division of Heartland Payment Systems.

Payments technology provider Elavon says it is among the first payment processing companies to offer Apple Pay to Canadian businesses.

From fairly humble beginnings three years ago with the low-fee Bluebird prepaid Amex card and the Serve platform, Walmart has gotten more and more aggressive — and welcoming — with payments innovation.

Near Field Communication has been the burr in the saddle of emerging payments technology these past five years.

Glacier Restaurants, having examined the wide array of choices to tap mobile technology, has concluded that the best entry-level mobile transaction is the digital gift card.

Prime Meridian Holding in Tallahassee, Fla., has tapped a board member to serve as its new chief financial officer.