Billing Platform, Cryptocurrency Exchange Team Up On Bill Pay 08/29/2018 07:52 pm SYDNEY, Australia—Cryptocurrency exchange Cointree and automated billing platform Gobbill have teamed up to enable Australians to pay bills with cryptocurrency.
Survey Reveals Where Tech Investments Are Being Made 08/29/2018 07:53 pm PHOENIX–A new survey offers insights into where financial institutions are making tech investments.
Practical Advice & Crowdsourced Solutions 09/11/2018 09:44 pm AUSTIN, Texas–The second full day of the CUTomorrow Conference packed in even more practical information on everything from the lessons learned by a CEO who has led CU turnarounds to ways to avoid overpaying vendors to the “moms market” and more, before wrapping up with a special session at which attendees helped each other to respond to the day-to-day challenges they are facing.
CU-Backed Distributed Ledger Platform Secures $8.5M In Funding 08/29/2018 07:54 pm DENVER–CULedger, the CU-owned CUSO formed to focus on creating a global distributed ledger platform, announced it has secured $8.5 million in Series A funding. This round of funding will continue through Nov. 18, 2018.
Dairyland State Bank Customers Mooooving To Credit Union 08/29/2018 07:55 pm SUPERIOR, Wis.—The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions' Office of Credit Unions has approved the purchase and assumption of Dairyland State Bank by $417-million Superior Choice Credit Union here. The news was first reported by Keith Leggett, the former senior vice president and senior economist at the ABA.
Credit Unions, Members Along Southeast Coast Bracing for Hurricane Florence 09/11/2018 08:55 pm WILMINGTON, N.C.–Credit unions in the Carolinas and especially the coastal areas are preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Florence, which is expected to be a near-Category 5 storm by the time it hits the mainland.
Fiserv Says It Patched Potential Hole In Web Platform 08/29/2018 07:55 pm BROOKFIELD, Wis.—Fiserv said it has fixed a web platform weakness that exposed personal and financial details of customers/members across hundreds of financial institutions' websites, Krebs on Security reported.
Bureau Issues Proposal to Create a ‘Sandbox’ 09/11/2018 08:55 pm WASHINGTON—The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection has issued a proposal to create a "sandbox" under its disclosure trial programs policy.
CU Trade Groups Sign Letter Urging Senate to Maintain Reg Relief Language 08/29/2018 07:55 pm WASHINGTON–The credit union trade groups have joined with other trade organizations to call on Senate leadership to ensure regulatory relief language remains in the conference committee version of the 2019 financial services and general government appropriations bill.
CU Tax Status Not Touched in New House Tax Reform Legislation 09/11/2018 08:55 pm WASHINGTON—The credit union tax status remains untouched in the House Ways and Means Committee release of “Tax Reform 2.0,” legislation intended to make several changes to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, CUNA reported.
