Technology

With an uptick in delinquencies, TransUnion LLC's Credit Risk Index is up 2.3% to 123.36 in the fourth quarter of 2011, the first increase since the fourth quarter of 2009.

Until the mid 1980s, most fraud went undiagnosed or misreported. The debate today seems to be whether the increasing digital landscape ends up increasing or decreasing fraud overall.

An internal review by JPMorgan Chase & Co. identified procedural issues related to collections, but the issuer on March 13 defended the overall integrity of its recordkeeping.

As borrower delinquencies rose, TransUnion LLC's Credit Risk Index increased 2.3%, to 123.36 in last year’s fourth quarter from the previous quarter.

To stay relevant in the hypercompetitive personal financial management space, tech companies like Strands Inc. are trying to distance themselves from the person financial management standard of a one-size-fits-all approach to online budgeting.

The tide continues to shift in favor of the payments industry in the United Kingdom’s battle against card fraud.

Collection agencies and banks are more often using social media to proactively build their brand images, rather than waiting to react to negative customers comments.

Every data-security and fraud-prevention vendor or payments-industry analyst offers similar advice to banks and merchants about protecting customer card data and personal information.

LAS VEGAS–The mobile marketplace could be breeding more than just interest among shoppers seeking convenience or special deals.

Discover Financial Services is partnering with the National Payments Corp. of India, part of the company’s ongoing effort to increase card acceptance abroad by teaming with local networks.