Princeton Junction, N.J.-based Smart Card Alliance announced it is changing to the Secure Technology Alliance and expanding its charter to include a broader range of security and privacy-enhancing technologies. “The Alliance’s focus has always been on...

When people are experiencing financial problems, they are less likely to reach out to financial professionals, according to a new survey by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling. Conducted by the Riverside, Calif.-based organization, the survey of 849 people...

How do credit unions engage with millennials as potential members? That is the $64,000 question. As we know, our membership is the generation that precedes the millennials (age range 18 to 30), which has a different outlook. From the traditionalists born between 1900...

Back in October, Brett Kavanaugh, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, wrote a 101-page majority ruling assailing the “massive, unchecked” power of the single director-led Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. “Indeed, other...

Despite concerns raised by Democratic senators, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is moving ahead with plans to issue charters to qualified fintech companies. “We will be issuing charters to fintech companies engaged in the business of banking...

Digital banking offers huge potential to improve interactions and deepen relationships with small businesses. Yet financial institutions too often provide digital services for free to customers willing to pay for services. That is a conclusion reached consulting firm...