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Truist emphasizes high-touch, high-tech focus with new logo; Wells Fargo loses another patent lawsuit to USAA; what the Visa-Plaid merger means for banks, fintechs; and more from this week's most-read stories.

While not as large as the U.S. both in number of people and number of credit card owners, the U.K. remains a very lucrative market for issuing banks and card networks, as well as a host of alternative financial service providers catering to younger, underserved consumers.

The National Retail Federation's annual conference, taking place this week in New York, is home to many innovations that could change the way merchants accept payments.

One banking-related highlight of the show was an announcement from HSBC and Google of a real-time conversation translator for Google’s nest hub.

Can Charlie Scharf fix what ails Wells Fargo? How will Kelly King and Bill Rogers manage the integration of the biggest bank merger since the early 2000s? And will New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy be able to beat back opposition from the banking industry and make good on his promise to create a state-owned bank? Here are 11 leaders to keep an eye on in 2020.

Potential sources of industry upheaval, and how to adapt; former Wells Fargo execs may face criminal charges in coming weeks; why banks have such high turnover of chief compliance officers; and more from this week's most-read stories.

A strong economy in 2020 could lift the small-business card market, which is an important source of lending and payments for entrepreneurs and local merchants.

From the presidential election to Supreme Court cases, growth strategies and more, these are the issues that could define the next 12 months.

The annual Consumer Electronics Show, taking place in Las Vegas, is a showcase of bizarre and revolutionary new technologies — with a few providing glimpses into the future of fintech and payments.

Banks will have plenty of developments to follow this year, from Big Tech's evolving foray into the industry to data disputes and increased competition from digital-first challengers.

Though there were several high-profile mergers of equals among bigger banks, deal activity rose only slightly, and the vast majority of transactions involved the smallest of institutions. Here's an overview of those trends and others that stood out in bank dealmaking last year.

Despite the convenience wearable payments hold, there are still obstacles that remain. Some factors are cultural, such as cash usage, or even more deep seated in the human mind, such as concerns over security.

The window to change beneficial-ownership rules or pass other measures will be narrow, but some legislative efforts from 2019 will carry over and House Democrats will resume inquiries of certain industry CEOs and Trump-appointed regulators.

The merger of BB&T and SunTrust, the largest bank deal in over a decade, dominated news throughout the year; New York investigated the wage access app Earnin, which critics claimed was actually a stealth payday lender; Libor is going dark in 2021, and some banks aren’t ready; and more from this year’s most-read stories.

From massive growth and consolidation to the fallout after the corporate credit union crisis, uncertainty at the National Credit Union Administration and more, here's a look at the decade in review.

2019 kicked off with a series of large, multibillion-dollar acquisitions that promised to forever change the landscape of the payments industry. And while those big deals were clustered at the start of the year, many other pivotal deals took place over the course of the year.

Wells Fargo's continued leadership shake-up led to more executive shuffling in the final two months of 2019.

From Toys for Tots to supporting teachers, veterans and more, credit unions are closing out 2019 with an extra heling of philanthropy.

From new growth strategies to courts, Congress and the industry's own #MeToo moment, here's a look back at some of the year's biggest moments.

Honor Credit Union recognized its team members of the year while Veridian CU, United FCU and others have added staff.