DUNEDIN, Fla.–On Nov. 30 Achieva CU completed what is believed to be a first in credit union history—it acquired a bank through a merger rather than a purchase and assumption.
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TOKYO—Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is planning to introduce a regulatory mechanism for virtual currencies, including bitcoin, as early as next year, published reports indicate.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—The U.S. migration to EMV is showing solid progress since the Oct. 1 liability shift deadline, report payments experts—one of whom indicates merchants could be doing more to speed the changeover.
ALEXANDRIA, Va.–NCUA today will host a panel discussion, “Unique Challenges and Opportunities Serving Hispanic Credit Union Members,” that will be available over livestream.
PLEASANTON, Calif.—Consumers tend to purchase plastic gift cards to give as gifts and use egifts more for themselves, according to a new shopper survey.
MCLEAN, Va.–Hilton Worldwide has now acknowledged that it suffered a data breach during 2014 and 2015.
AUGUSTA, Maine–Maine’s attorney general is getting personally involved in the issue of debit card fraud—after her own card was breached and her credit union alerted her to the problem.
SAN FRANCISCO—The U.S. migration to EMV—at least among small businesses—got a boost recently when Square launched its latest card reader, which accepts chip cards.
MADISON, Wis.—The CUNA CFO Council has published a new white paper, “The Art of the Turnaround: How Credit Unions Fought Their Way Back.”
RIVERDALE, Utah–America First Credit Union is now offering members the ability to access a FICO score within its online banking portal.