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NCR Corp. said Tuesday that it had bought Mobiqa Ltd., a mobile provider of tickets, boarding passes, downloadable applications and coupons.

KENSINGTON, Md. – Signal Financial FCU said it has increased the signature debit usage of its cardholding members by 80% through CO-OP Financial Services’ Revelation, a Web-based tool that gives it the ability to analyze cardholder transaction data.

Citigroup Inc. is reporting total revenues from Citi-branded cards of $4.16 billion for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, up 76.3% from $2.36 billion during the same three months last year. Citi card income from continuing operations totaled $454 million, up considerably from $6 million a year earlier.

Ventura County CU has installed S1 Corp’s mobile banking application.

Austin, Texas-based University Federal Credit Union has contracted with Firethorn Holdings LLC, a unit of Qualcomm Inc., to provide its members with mobile banking services.

In rewriting Huntington Bancshares Inc.'s mobile and online banking strategy, Jeff Dennes faces a challenge he didn't have at USAA Federal Savings Bank: a large branch network.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Pentagon FCU is offering 3% cash back on electronics and sporting good purchases on its PenFed VISA Platinum Cash Rewards Card.

Mitek Systems Inc. is debuting a mobile application that enables consumers to pay their bills using images of the bills captured with their smartphones.

Companies continue to release mobile point-of-sale acceptance services amid few, if any, signs of the trend abating.

At a time when many of the big card issuers are scrambling to create new fees and raise rates on existing balances, Pennsylvania State Employees CU is lowering the rate on certain card balances.

Write downs of uncollectable debt for JPMorgan Chase credit cards fell in September, after an increase in August, the company said in a regulatory filing Wednesday.

Huntington Bancshares Inc. is rewriting its mobile strategy through the hiring of mobile-banking expert Jeff Dennes from USAA Federal Savings Bank.

Mobile-payments company mPayy Inc. has added reloadable prepaid debit and payroll cards as an option to fund its accounts, the company announced Oct. 12.

Financial institutions, mobile-phone networks, service providers, payment companies and transaction processors in both developed and emerging markets will be able to offer a wide variety of mobile banking and payments services under a enhanced technology platform Monitise PLC announced Oct. 14.

Mobile access to medical finances is becoming more important for employees — and their banks.

Chartway FCU said yesterday it has implemented the FIS Mobile Banking platform from Fidelity National Information Services.

Chartway FCU said yesterday it has implemented the FIS Mobile Banking platform from Fidelity National Information Services.

Pennsylvania State Employees CU has introduced mobile banking through Firethorn Holdings LLC, a wholly owned unit of Qualcomm Inc.

Cubic Corp. has launched an updated application that enables consumers in one German city to purchase public-transportation tickets using Apple Inc. iPhones, which display purchased tickets as barcodes scanned at turnstiles for entry, the transportation ticketing company announced Oct. 6.

Consumers in the United States generally believe their credit card companies treat them fairly but anticipate some changes under the Credit CARD Act affecting their overall card usage, new research from New York-based management-consulting firm Auriemma Consulting Group suggests. Auriemma conducted the research through an online survey in August.