Technology

A consortium of technology companies with banking-industry connections is urging lawmakers to delay implementation of the Federal Reserve Board’s proposed new debit-interchange rules, warning they could heighten risk by forcing banks to reduce their investments in security and fraud-protection services.

The ATM Industry Association has published a best-practices guide for decommissioning ATMs at the end of their seven- to 10-year lifespan.

Direct carrier billing is becoming more popular as consumers see the convenience and merchants are more willing to accept higher transaction fees to increase sales, contends Zong Inc., a mobile-payments platform provider.

IDBI Bank Ltd. has become the second bank in India to support cash withdrawals initiated at point-of-sale terminals, a spokesperson for the Mumbai-based bank tells PaymentsSource.

Discover Financial Services’ person-to-person payments service, Money Messenger, is now available to cardholders.

In 2008, glassblowing entrepreneur Jeremy Pyles outgrew his small-business banking service from Bank of America Corp. So he switched to a service offered by a nonbank, Bill.com.

The ATM Industry Association has published a best-practices guide for decommissioning ATMs at the end of their seven- to 10-year lifespan.

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. has updated its Virtual Wallet application for the Apple inc. iPhone to include mobile check capture, the bank announced April 11.

SIMalliance is opening its software to third-party developers in its effort to discourage hackers’ attacks against wireless devices.

Financial institutions that are taking a “wait-and-see” approach to mobile payments risk falling behind early investors as the market begins to take shape, concludes a whitepaper from Fiserv Inc.