The $70 million-asset credit union is scheduled for conversion by the end of this year.

A broad network of financial data, such as utility payments and direct deposits, could help those without established credit histories better obtain loans. It might also help lenders make more accurate underwriting predictions.

The agency would be subject to congressional and White House oversight; American customers will be able to send money to 200 countries.

The software firm MonetaGo and three Indian factoring exchanges have launched a blockchain that can identify invoices that have already been financed.

The Atlanta company partners with banks and merchants to offer consumer installment loans. It could seek to raise as $1 billion as early as this summer, according to a published report.

The concept of privacy is evolving in the digital age in ways that demand new attention from policymakers. As stewards of considerable personal information, banks should prepare to take part in this debate.

Fintech firms likely to take a third of traditional bank revenues by 2025, Citigroup report says; Saks, Lord & Taylor say five million card accounts were accessed.

U.S. banks lag the technology, telecommunications and energy sectors in what they pay employees, according to new data. The gap suggests that the industry may not be the acting aggressively enough to remake itself for the digital age.

Talk about a #MaleFail: how shining a light on harassment could have unintended consequences for women in financial services. The New York Fed is dealing with a backlash of its own. Chief marketing officers like Citi’s Jennifer Breithaupt are playing an important role in product development. Also, new initiatives target bias on Slack and in Shakespeare.

The technology behind how payments are being delivered is advancing quickly. Unfortunately, standards and systems aren’t evolving fast enough to keep up, writes Greg Cohen, president of Paya.

Like a crime wave, data leaks and vulnerable static identifiers show no sign of abating, as MyFitnessPal became the latest in a string of sites to have users' data exposed trough usernames and hashed passwords.

A BankThink argues that Treasury's GSE cash infusions are just the return of stolen money; MUFG wants its Union Bank to be one of the nation's 10 largest; fintech promises a 30-minute mortgage; and more.

Northwest CU Association hails victory in all three of the states it represents, including an update to Idaho's Credit Union Act, as well as bills related to data security and municipal deposits.

Becoming a member of Hyperledger fits Ripple’s ideal of allowing different blockchains or distributed ledgers to communicate with each other.

Voice authentication software has improved call center service at Virginia Credit Union and shortened call times by nearly 25 percent.

Customers are sprinkling symbols into their texts, and it's a challenge for banks to fine-tune systems to support the use of the cartoon code in communications.

Readers react to a drive for more public banks, weigh in the launch of an online-only bank, chime in on what millennials need and more.

Mark Begor, a former long-time GE Capital executive, faces lots of challenges as the credit bureau recovers; CEO dismisses “widespread rumors” that the bank wants to replace him.

POS payment encryption products are widely available and have been for many years, from technologies designed to secure card data from the point it is entered into the payment terminal, writes Ruston Miles, founder and chief strategy officer of Bluefin Payment Systems.