John Adams

LOS ANGELES — CU Wallet has added 10 new credit union partners since the initiative's September unveiling, for a total of 25 credit unions representing 3 million members across 17 states.

CU Wallet has added 10 new credit union partners since the initiative's September unveiling, for a total of 25 credit unions representing 3 million members across 17 states.

Flint has raised $6 million to expand its staff and boost development of its mobile payments application.

Aquiline Holdings LLC is considering selling Clear2Pay, a Belgian company that develops payments technology, according to Reuters,

Fourty-four percent of American consumers have chosen not to sign the back of their payments cards, instead writing “see ID” or leaving it blank, according to a study sponsored by Jumio and conducted online by Harris Interactive.

Mobile payments company Fortumo is adding technology that allows Chinese software developers to expand overseas.

Virtual Piggy, which offers an online alternative payment system for teens, will run a developers event for participants up to 19 years old in Los Angeles on Dec. 7.

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) wants to drastically boost membership in its loyalty program, a move that will necessitate going well beyond its typical geographic and demographic boundaries.

Dunn Brothers Coffee has rolled out a mobile payments and loyalty app across its network of 80 locally-owned shops.

VeriFone and Lilitab have developed a self-service payment kiosk that is certified to connect to Apple devices such as iPhones, iPads and iPods.

General Payment Systems will provide kiosk-based payment and tracking technology for probation needs through CSRA Probation Services, which serves about 60 state courts in Georgia.

One-size-fits-all mobile card readers and apps won't cut it for many merchants, says Scott Holt, a vice president at mobile point of sale company Roam.

With its purchase of NetSpend closed, the processor Total System Services (TSYS) is beginning to use the prepaid card marketer as a lure for financial institutions and merchants.

Mobile payments company Clinkle has hired Barry McCarthy to be its chief operating officer.

Irish financial services group Fexco and BNP Paribas are acquiring Flashiz, a two-year old Luxembourg-based mobile payment company.

Brookfield, Wis.—Sixty percent of consumers make at least one payment per month with a laptop or desktop computer, according to a survey commissioned by Fiserv.

Sixty percent of consumers make at least one payment per month with a laptop or desktop computer, according to a survey commissioned by Fiserv.

AccessPay has signed an agreement with Swift to incorporate Swift connectivity into AccessPay's cloud-based corporate payments hub and cash management platform.

Visa Europe's Steve Chambers is joining Monitise's board as a non-executive director.

MasterCard has developed technology designed to provide greater control over corporate travel accounts.