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2.6KDigital PaymentsGoogle Pay Adds 29 US Banks To Mobile Payment Service
Google Pay, a digital wallet and payment platform, has added about 30 new U.S. credit unions and banking institutions to its platform...
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3.3KB2B PaymentsCredit Unions Jump On The FI-FinTech Collaboration Train
One of the biggest ways FinTech firms have been able to gain a competitive edge on traditional banks, for small business (SMB)...
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2.6KBankingAmid California Wildfires, FIs And Payment Services Offer Help
Payment services providers and financial institutions are beginning their work in helping people recover from the California wildfires — with those disaster responses...
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3.8KToday In DataToday In Data: Minding And Filling The Payments Gaps
Increasingly everything is online these days, up to and including consumer identity. That means many things are changing for the better: Checks,...
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4.2KCredit UnionsAfter Hurricane Michael, Credit Unions Step Up To Boost Rebuilding Efforts
When Hurricane Michael tore through the Florida Panhandle last month, it left $4.5 billion in damages in its wake. Now, as residents...
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4.3KCredit UnionsNEW REPORT: Post-Hurricane, CUs Provide Some Calm After The Storm
Credit unions (CUs) might operate as nonprofits, but just like a traditional bank or any other for-profit business, they still need customers — or in...
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2.4KCredit UnionsCredit Union Helps US Marijuana Businesses Put Down Roots
With a growing number of states giving recreational marijuana the green light, legal marijuana businesses, which typically operate using cash, struggle to...
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4.3KCredit UnionsNEW REPORT: Credit Unions Help Marijuana Businesses Cut Through Financial Haze
When it comes to making financial decisions, businesses and consumers alike need to be well-informed — and in recent weeks, several credit...
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3.7KCredit UnionsPSCU CEO: The Quiet Power Of Credit Unions’ 100M-Member Network
Credit unions can be easy to overlook and underestimate — individually, they generally don’t have a massive amount of assets, their membership...
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4.9KBank RegulationFederal Agencies Weigh In On Sharing Bank Secrecy Act Resources
Five federal agencies spoke on Wednesday (Oct. 3) on how community banks and credit unions can share resources to boost anti-money laundering (AML) efforts,...
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4.0KSecurity & FraudCredit Unions, Community Banks Can Pool Resources To Fight Money Laundering
Federal regulators ruled Wednesday (October 3) that credit unions and community banks can pool resources for anti-money laundering compliance so that they can protect...
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5.2KB2B PaymentsFDIC Says Banks’ SMB Lending May Be Significantly Underestimated
A new Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) report suggests banks’ contribution to small business (SMB) lending is significantly underestimated. The FDIC spoke...
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3.9KCredit UnionsWhy Credit Unions Should Talk The Fraud Prevention Talk
When it comes to how consumers think about where their funds are the safest, large banks can benefit from somewhat of a...
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3.7KRegulationBritish Airways Data Hack A Test Case For GDPR
GDPR compliance has yet to be fully embraced by firms on a global scale, yet headlines from this past week show just...
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3.0KToday In DataToday In Data: Firing Up Faster Payments While Fighting Faster Fraud
Faster payments pack a lot of potential – technologically speaking and in terms of usefulness. And they are clearly providing for a need wanted...
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4.4KSecurity & FraudCO-OP On The Fraud-Fighting Balancing Act
Credit unions (CUs) face a delicate balancing act when it comes fighting fraud — a specific needle they need to thread, CO-OP Financial...
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13.5KInnovationMoving Past The Myths Of Payments Innovation
All you need is a hot idea and some funding. All you have to do is listen to what consumers say they...
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840Today In DataToday In Data: Matching The Right Solution To The Right Problem
There is always a bit of a matching game going on in payments and commerce: As solutions proliferate, there’s a race to...
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1.9KCredit UnionsNavy Federal Deploys Financial Literacy To The Front Lines
Frequent deployments and transfers can leave many military families dependent on a single income source. A lack of financial education can leave...
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2.6KToday In DataToday In Data: Going Big, Thinking Small
The marketplace of 2018 and its many opportunities are the favored fodder for optimists in the digital age. But a fast-growing world...
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1.5KCredit UnionsTo Aid Volcano Victims, Hawaii First Thinks Small
In the new Credit Union Tracker™, Hawaii First FCU CEO Laura Aguirre explains how the credit union is resettling residents affected by...
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4.1KCredit UnionsNEW REPORT: New Regs Open New Markets For Credit Unions
The credit union (CU) market has long argued that rules intended for larger, more traditional banks have unjustly been applied to their...
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2.4KToday In DataPayments’ Ever-Increasing Tempo
A decade ago, when Britain first launched its Faster Payments Scheme, buzz had barely begun on the topic. Ten years and 9.1...
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2.3KPayment MethodsFirecracker Research Informs Payments Decision Makers
Languid hot holiday day? Day off from work? Time to get thinking -- about payments, financial services and innovation, and getting a leg...
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2.9KArtificial IntelligenceAI And Credit Unions: A Tool, Not Just Tech
Across the U.S., there are 5,757 credit unions with 103.992 million members – and it’s been reported by the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) that...
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1.9KCredit UnionsNPCU On Catering To Police Needs
The 900,000 law enforcement officers in the U.S. face work-related financial concerns that aren’t easily solved by mainstream FIs. Jim Bedinger, president...
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3.2KCredit UnionsTRENDING: Why Cops Aren’t Well Served By Traditional FIs
From planning for a worst-case scenario in the line of duty to buying new uniforms, law enforcement officers face financial stresses that...
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3.5KDigital BankingFinastra Acquires Mobile Banking Provider Malauzai
Finastra, the FinTech company, announced Monday (June 18) that it has acquired Malauzai, a provider of mobile and internet banking solutions for...
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4.9KSecurity & FraudThe Path To Consumers’ Digital Hearts Is Paved With Alerts
Data collection is vital. So are mobile and fraud alerts. However, for banks and credit unions still trying to do more to...
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2.5KBank RegulationCongress Passes Bill To Ease Regs On Small Banks
A bill that would give regional banks a break on regulation won approval in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday (May...
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2.9KToday In DataRecycling Old Methods Into New Ideas
Innovation, though it involves finding new good ideas, is also about holding onto and properly preserving the old ones. Some old ideas...
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7.2KCFPBMulvaney Seeks To Change The Qualified Mortgage Rule
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) acting director Mick Mulvaney is looking to change the Qualified Mortgage (QM) rule. “Our duty is to...
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3.4KCredit UnionsCO-OP Boosts Fraud Security To Credit Unions
CO-OP Financial Services said Tuesday (May 9) that it is releasing fraud-fighting tools for its client credit unions, a move that would...
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4.0KData DiveCO-OP Network President: Shared Branching And Credit Union Service Ubiquity
Consumers, on the whole, really like doing business with their credit unions. According to the latest iteration of the Credit Union Tracker, 81 percent of credit union customers report...
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3.8KCredit UnionsWings Financial Credit Union Charts Early Tech Adoption Course
Airline industry professionals are perhaps the ultimate mobile customer: In the latest Credit Union Tracker™, Wings Financial Credit Union VPs Mike Sahr...
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4.6KCredit UnionsWings Financial: Giving Airline Employees Their Mobile Payments Wings
In the financial services world, staying connected is more important than ever for FIs and customers alike. Credit unions want members to...
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2.9KBankingCO-OP Financial Brings More Personalization To ATMs
In an effort to help credit unions provide digital-first services to consumers, CO-OP Financial Services announced news on Thursday (April 12) that...
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8.2KBankingConsumers Paid $34.3B In Overdraft Fees In 2017
Overdraft fees have reached their highest level since 2009, which was at the end of the Great Recession. Consumers paid $34.3 billion...
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6.2KAlexa Voice ChallengePSCU Builds Alexa Sidekick For Credit Union Members
Troy wakes up, checks his calendar while brushing his teeth and pays his bills as he gets dressed. He checks account balances,...
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4.0KVoice ActivationVoice And Visual: Better Together On The Echo Show
There’s a lot that developers can do with voice, and that’s at the heart of the PYMNTS.com Voice Challenge with Amazon Alexa...
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8.0KB2B PaymentsMicrosoft Goes After Credit Unions With Data Analytics Development
Microsoft is targeting credit unions with its latest solution designed with CUNA Mutual Group, and insurance and financial services company. They announced...
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2.2KCredit UnionsVisa Explores How CUs Can Engage And Retain Millennial Talent
Millennials are a tough generation to recruit. Nearly two-thirds are open to new career opportunities, while one in five has changed jobs...
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5.2KCredit UnionsNEW REPORT: Visa On Arming CUs To Win The War For Millennial Talent
Collaboration has seemingly become the new name of the game in the credit union landscape. Increasingly, CUs and other players in...
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3.3KCredit UnionsNCUA’s Membership Rule Change Challenged By Federal Judge
The National Credit Union Administration’s (NCUA) defense of revisions to a field-of-membership rule isn’t sitting well with a federal judge — and...
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3.8KCredit Unions
CO-OP CEO: Building A Credit Union Innovation Mindset
Demand is a trickle-up phenomenon. As consumers ask more of their financial institutions (FIs), the organizations serving those FIs must also step...
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4.0KFaster PaymentsAussie’s New Payments Platform (Called New Payments Platform) Goes Live
The Reserve Bank of Australia and its Payments System Board announced on Tuesday (Feb. 13) the launch of a new payments infrastructure –...
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2.7KDigital BankingUnlocking The Future For FI’s $2B And Under Club
Though estimates can vary depending on source, there are a total of approximately 14,000 banks in the United States – and 92 percent...
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3.7KRegulationFIs Want A Vote On Bill That Would Change Dodd-Frank
Credit unions and banks joined forces to call on lawmakers Monday (Jan. 29) to bring a bill to the floor for a...
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4.0KB2B PaymentsSBA Turns Attention To Credit Unions To Revive Small Biz Lending
The financial services market has progressed by leaps and bounds in terms of innovation, from the rise of alternative finance to the...
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4.2KVoice ActivationVoice And Visuals: A One-Two Punch For Voice Banking
If voice commerce is the future, then multi-modal commerce may be the future’s future. Voice, as Kris Zanuldin, head of Connected Commerce...
