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TAMPA, Fla.—Rising costs for running a successful card program demand that credit unions are putting new demands on the need for CUs to review their portfolios and take steps to promote and support them, according to Trellance.

DORCHESTER, Mass.—As more small credit unions seek to expand via community charters to survive, one CU says a closed field of membership is exactly what’s behind its success, and what will carry it into the future.

WASHINGTON–It will be a busy week in Washington–at least for proposals to delay NCUA’s risk-based capital rules.

TOKYO—The Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association, a self-regulating body of 16 exchanges, has announced a plan for a new set of guidelines that are designed to prevent money laundering, insider trading, market manipulation, and to increase know-your-customer (KYC) requirements.

SAN JOSE, Calif.—PayPal-owned Venmo has just launched a  Mastercard-branded debit card.

WASHINGTON—Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson expressed his support for reform efforts that would strengthen the secondary mortgage market and bring the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac out of conservatorship.

LONDON—For the first time, electronic debit card payments in the U.K. have outnumbered cash purchases.

SINGAPORE–The World Credit Union Conference, with more 1,400 people representing 58 countries, has held its first full day of meetings here where it also presented its highest honors.

SHREVEPORT, La.–Post Office Employees Federal Credit Union here has completed a rebranding and now sports a new name.

WASHINGTON–An evaluation of the complaint system at the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection is called for in a new white paper from CUNA.