Compliance

As we approach the midpoint of 2016, two of the most pressing matters in the payments industry have become more acute—the push for greater transparency and accountability in merchant acquiring and processing.

A federal appeals court decision to toss out the settlement between merchants and major card networks has re-opened old industry wounds – and spells possible trouble ahead for banks.

Six credit union employees pleaded guilty to assorted crimes in June, the National Credit Union Administration said in a press release Thursday, leading the regulator to issue notices of prohibition, effectively barring them from working or participating in any federally insured financial institution.

Banks, credit card companies and other financial firms are strategizing ways to stave off higher legal bills they expect from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposal to limit the use of arbitration clauses, which is likely to open the floodgates to class action lawsuits.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has difficulties supervising its government travel card program and has reimbursed some employees for lodging and meals while not on official travel, a watchdog said Thursday.

After the departure of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's director last month, the future of the Treasury Department unit remains the subject of fierce speculation within the financial services industry.

SEATTLE — Disruption—both positive and negative—was on display at America's Credit Union Conference Tuesday, with intelligence from the man who brought us the Genius Bar and selling Tesla vehicles at the mall, to how the new NCUA chairman is disrupting some long-standing traditions at the agency, how "Brexit" is disrupting the economy and how conference host Credit Union National Association is looking to disrupt the way Americans think of credit unions.

Bankers, fintech entrepreneurs, regulators and other financial services players gathered in New Orleans last week to discuss the future of the industry at SourceMedia's Digital Banking 2016 conference. Here are some of the highlights of the conference. For more, check out the hashtag #digibank16 on Twitter.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear eight new cases, including business clashes over ATM fees and housing discrimination, as it bolstered its agenda for the nine-month term that starts in October.I

Two Democratic Senate Banking Committee members have asked Walmart, Green Dot, and MasterCard to explain an outage in which Walmart MoneyCard users were blocked from accessing their funds.