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LITTLETON, Colo.—A new type of payment card is emerging—one that isn’t plastic or tucked inside a digital wallet.

LAS VEGAS–There are management lessons applicable to credit unions to be taken from a military battle that ultimately led to more than 51,000 casualties, according to one person.

WASHINGTON–It was just two years ago it seems every credit union in the country was caught up in the Ice Bucket Challenge, in which everyone from celebrities to politicians to CU branch managers was being doused in ice cold water as a means of raising money for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord, which is terminal.

HONG KONG—A new Bitcoin heist points to vulnerability issues with cryptocurrency.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—A thief allegedly robbed an office of Southeast FCU here by threating staff with a bomb.

BURLINGTON, Vt.–The Burlington Discover Jazz Festival has a new presenting sponsor: New England Federal Credit Union, which has signed on with a three-year commitment.

ATLANTA—Computer security researchers at NCR say they have found another way criminals can exploit chip cards.

SYDNEY–KMPG Australia has launched a 12-week “accelerator program” that will connect 14 startup companies with credit unions and mutual banks.

ATHENS, Ga.–A whitepaper discussing the future of credit union branches has been published by the Southeast Regional Credit Union Schools (SRCUS).

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–Since launch of its Visa Signature credit card program less than one year ago, the $2.2-billion Provident Credit Union is reporting it has seen the number of applications it processes per month grow to 700 from 130, an increase of more than 400%.