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  Basler Uses Creativity to Make the Complex Simple: Trailblazer 40 Below

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  February 4, 2013

  Patrick Basler, president/CEO of Chicago-based First Financial Credit Union, has found his niche by helping consumers change their perceptions of credit unions.

• Low-Income CUs to Blossom

  By David Morrison  |  January 16, 2013

  After many years as the ugly ducklings of the credit union industry, lower income credit union members are poised to become a good deal more like swans in 2013.

• You Don't Have to Be a Start-Up to Be Like One: 5 Ways

  January 7, 2013

  You can maintain your entrepreneurial culture--long after you raise funding, and start making money. Here's how.

• Expert Says Consumers Will Go Slow on Mobile Wallets

  By David Morrison  |  December 19, 2012

  Odysseas Papadimitriou, CEO of the credit card comparison website CardHub.com and a personal finance consultant. predicted that large credit card issuers will likely make more credit available in 2013 and that consumers will not rush to sign on to any of the latest mobile wallet technologies.

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  Mobile Mania Broke Out In a Big Way

  By Robert McGarvey  |  December 19, 2012

  Conferences, white papers, surveys, pilot programs, new applications all screamed the same refrain in 2012: mobile banking, mobile banking, mobile banking.

• 2013 Watch: Low Income Service in the Year Ahead

  By David Morrison  |  December 18, 2012

  After many years as the ugly ducklings of the credit union industry, lower-income credit union members are poised to become a good deal more like swans in 2013.

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  Survey: Credit Unions Beat Out Big Banks in Mobile Satisfaction

  By Peter Strozniak  |  November 29, 2012

  Numbers from ForeSee research again favor non-profit financial cooperatives; apps considered superior to mobile websites.

• Small Businesses Could Use a Holiday Sales Boost

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  November 26, 2012

  Retailers with annual sales below $1 million have dropped year-to-date, while large retailers have seen sales hike.

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  Don’t Charge Ahead on EMV Cards

  November 14, 2012

  Change is in the cards, literally. Europay, MasterCard and Visa technology is coming to the United States and bringing with it a host of benefits for cardholders and issuers, including enhanced security and international compatibility.

• Money2020: Fistful of Digital Dollars

  By Robert McGarvey  |  October 31, 2012

  LAS VEGAS — Disruption. Disintermediation. Reinvention. These three themes rocked the first installment of Money2020, a bustling conference that attracted a full house of 2,000-plus attendees and, more importantly, it brought in very senior executives from major financial services players ranging from American Express to Visa, MasterCard and Discover; from...