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USAA Federal Savings Bank plans to unveil an overhauled website this month that can provide the kinds of conversations online that typically only happen face-to-face in branches.
June 15
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Bankers and credit card networks say mobile payment systems will be more secure than plastic cards, but a consumer advocacy group says these systems lack vital safeguards.
June 15 -
Visa and MasterCard have developed services for merchants to determine which cards cost more to accept — rekindling the debate over whether small banks will suffer under the Durbin amendment.
June 15 -
Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., sent a letter Wednesday to Acting Comptroller John Walsh asking the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to disclose what steps it has taken to work with Citigroup to remedy the situation, whether it was aware of the breach when it first occurred, whether it believes privacy laws were violated, and whether penalties may be appropriate.
June 15 -
First Data Corp. is working with the mobile news network operator LSN Mobile Inc. to provide a mobile advertising and coupon system for merchants.
June 15 -
Fundtech Ltd. confirmed it is in preliminary talks with suitors that have expressed interest in a merger or acquisition, although it said no agreement has been reached.
June 15 -
The Seattle company said it plans to release its first official app on Google Inc.'s Android Market on Wednesday, nearly two years after rolling out a test of its mobile payments service initially available to only Apple Inc.'s iPhone users.
June 14 -
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The gift and loyalty services company SparkBase LLC is using $3 million in new funding to hasten the development and deployment of its technology platform and mobile services.
June 14 -
The IMF and the U.S. Senate join the list of large organizations hit by hackers; how hackers managed to get Citigroup customers’ account information; and more.
June 14 -
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Tyfone Inc. has received a patent for programming add-on smart cards in a mobile phone to function as a payment account.
June 13 -
Barclays PLC has retooled a television ad for contactless payments to feature use of a mobile phone to make payments in a move that could help to raise awareness of the technology.
June 13 -
National Australia Bank said its new social media "break up" campaign has led to an increase of one point in mortgage share in just a couple of months with minimal cost.
June 13 -
The San Diego County Credit Union is licensing new software that allows it to make same-day payments available through the same service as traditional Web bill payment, as well as create a simple link to myriad other automated payments to make user navigation and access easier.
June 13 -
Speedy communication to breach victims is vital in preventing fraud, according to lawmakers and regulators who are pushing for faster consumer notifications after last week's disclosure of an incident at Citigroup Inc.
June 13 -
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Spanish police have arrested three computer hackers who allegedly breached Sony Corp. networks affiliated with the PlayStation 3 video game console and the company's streaming music and video service.
June 10 -
Sprint Nextel Corp. will expand availability of Electronic Payment Exchange's payment processing platform to kiosk and self-service station operators under a new agreement between the companies.
June 10 -
Beanstream Internet Commerce Inc., a unit of LML Payment Systems Inc., is now offering a service that helps merchants process multiple currencies with more competitive pricing.
June 10
