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What Grubhub, Uber Can Teach CUs About Loyalty And Rewards

PYMNTS

In the November Credit Union Tracker , PYMNTS explores the latest in the world of CUs, including new Congressional regulations, partnerships between CUSOs and technology providers, and the new generation of cybersecurity threats. Another CU issue currently awaiting federal regulation is legalized marijuana.

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Does Virgin America Sale Help Or Hinder Discount US Airfare?

PYMNTS

Alaska is more of a friendly aunt.”. Virgin loyalists are unlikely to get any help from regulators in saving their grounded carrier. In fact, the addition of Virgin’s routes to Alaska will boost the latter’s share of the nationwide air travel market by a mere 1.5 percent dip from the previous quarter and a 6.2

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Huawei Sues US Over Detained Telecom Equipment

PYMNTS

The lawsuit centers on whether the equipment is covered by Export Administration Regulations. However, the equipment was seized in Alaska by the U.S. saying politicians are using “the strength of an entire nation to come after a private company. Chinese telecom company Huawei Technologies has filed a lawsuit against the U.S.

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Data Dive: And The Winner Is Edition — SMBs Worldwide, DoorDash And Gun Regulation

PYMNTS

This week saw three very big names in retail and payments weigh in on the debate over gun control in an attempt to push the market toward regulating itself with or without government intervention. On top of that, many firms have announced they plan to rethink — or simply cancel — their relationship with the National Rifle Association (NRA).

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From Farce to Menace

Independent Banker

It’s yet another disturbing proposal from the National Credit Union Administration to bureaucratically finagle its way around Congress and federal law. Talk about your captive regulator! By Camden R. Fine, President and CEO of ICBA. So here we go again. When credit unions say “jump,” the NCUA says, “how high?”.

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Heard About The Calexit?

PYMNTS

Texas has threatened a “Texit” on and off now for the past 148 years, and Alaska actually has a political party with the independent nationhood of Alaska as its only platform plank (Alaskit?). It’s not the first movement of its kind. Why Calexit? According to Pishevar, the issue is not solely about Donald Trump.

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