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MADISON, Wis.–Total borrowing at credit unions was up 1.1% in April over one year earlier, while the pace of new credit union memberships cooled a bit over the previous month, with CU membership up a modest 358,000.

ALBANY, N.Y.—Shortly after giving its sixth-ever BitLicense to cryptocurrency wallet Xapo, New York has permitted fintech startup Square to operate in the state, allowing its users to buy and sell Bitcoin.

EDMONTON, Alberta–Servus Credit Union here announced it has entered into a three-year deal with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League to become the official “un-bank” of the Green and Gold and 2018 Grey Cup Festival.

SEATTLE—Starbucks and Chase are rolling out the Starbucks Rewards Visa Prepaid Card.

While he said he doubts challenging workplace conversations served as inspiration for the Stones’ famous song, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” the words have a ring of truth for what we encounter in the office, according to Art Petty, who is offering 11 core principles for positive persuasion. 

How nervous are your direct reports to ever make a mistake? What is your reaction? Does your credit union or organization prefer to avoid innovation rather than have a failure? 

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana’s credit unions played host to a group of 24 representatives from credit unions in Latin America who visited for several days to learn more about the American credit union business. The visit was coordinated between the Indiana Credit Union League and the World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU).

BOISE, Idaho–CapEd Credit Union here has entered into a partnership with Boise State University to help its members and employees pay for their degrees and save money on tuition.

NEW YORK—American Express, which was launched as a premium card aimed at higher-income consumers, continues to expand into the broader market.

BROOKFIELD, Wis.–Fiserv announced that financial institutions now have a streamlined option to address the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) pending Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) standard.