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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Based on Apple Pay’s launch and what can be gleaned about CurrentC, Apple pay is “far superior” to the payments platform that will be launched by the Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) next year.

OTTAWA, Canada—It isn’t just credit unions in the U.S. that are hiking the hill. Credit unions in this country have done the same, in this case hiking Parliament Hill to lobby the Canadian government to “recognize credit unions’ structural differences and to promote policies such as the Capital Growth Tax Credit.”

WASHINGTON—As part of its ongoing focus on prepaid, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has announced it will hold a field hearing on prepaid accounts.

WASHINGTON—The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) Monday released observations from the recent cyber-security assessment and recommended regulated financial institutions participate in the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC).

ELK CITY, Okla. —The opening of a new branch of Halliburton Employees FCU marks the first time a credit union has operated in Beckham County, Okla.