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LONDON—The European Commission approved rules this week to increase competition and toughen up security in how people pay for goods and services across the European Union, pitting banks against financial technology firms, Reuters reported.

WASHINGTON–As expected the Federal Open Market Committee at its meeting today moved to increase rates by a quarter-point to a range of 1.25% to 1.50%.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. –Total assets in federally insured credit unions were up by $86 billion (6.8%) in the year ending Sept. 30, while more than 4.3-million people joined CUs over that same time period, according to new data released by NCUA.