MADISON, Wis. — The World Council of Credit Unions is now accepting nominations for its 2021 Distinguished Service Award (DSA).
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DUBLIN–A new report by Ireland’s credit union regulator has found the country’s CUs have become “more resilient” and better able to weather the current financial challenges, although concerns remain.
MADISON, Wis.—World Council of Credit Unions President and CEO Dr. Brian Branch has announced plans to retire effective July 2021.
SYDNEY, Australia—Two banks in this country have now rolled out a new offering with feature believed to be a first: a no-interest credit card.
LONDON—The U.K. might raise its amount for contactless payments from £45 to £100 in one of its first actions after officially leaving the European Union (EU), The Daily Mail reported
MADISON, Wis.– The World Council of Credit Unions has released a list of what it described as its Top 10 International Advocacy Success Stories of 2020.
SAN JUAN, P.R.–The Public Corporation for the Supervision and Insurance of Puerto Rico Cooperatives (COSSEC, in Spanish) has confirmed local credit unions will be able to access some $3 billion in budgetary allocations included in the new federal economic stimulus package that seeks to revitalize communities with low and moderate resources.
OTTAWA, Canada — The Canadian federal government is creating new teams to investigate money laundering across the country.
PARIS—The Bank of France has moved from conceptual and academic central bank digital currency experiments to trials in the field, CoinGeek reported.
DUBLIN, Ireland–A group of credit unions in this country is backing a new home and life insurance company that is promising to offer some of the most competitive rates in the country, including to non-CU members.