Payments

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.'s ProfitStars division has begun offering Mitek Systems Inc.'s mobile remote-deposit capture software, pairing it with its own Alogent Mobile Remote Deposit system.

Research In Motion Ltd. is expanding the payment capabilities of its BlackBerry smartphones.

NCR Corp. said Wednesday that it is providing a mobile banking system to customers of Hancock Holding Co.'s Hancock Bank.

HARRISBURG, Penn. – 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.

Only one of the 2,150 credit unions with credit card receivables of $1 million or more sold its portfolio during the second quarter ended June 30, as buyers remained cautious about overall credit-union health, according to AssetExchange, a Portland, Ore.-based credit-union card broker.

Masabi Ltd. has secured $2 million from m8 Capital, a United Kingdom-based mobile-technology investment company, to aid in the global rollout of a barcode-based mobile application designed to enable consumers to purchase train tickets using their mobile phones from any location, London-based Masabi announced on Sept. 28.

Obopay Inc. is trying to simplify its payments system with text messages.

Suppose your bank's retail customer wants to use a mobile phone to accept credit cards at a garage sale she's planning. MasterCard Inc. has an app for that.

INDIANAPOLIS – Afena FCU has launched what is believed to be the first student credit card program in Indiana.

PORTLAND, Ore. – Outstanding credit card balances among credit union members grew during the second quarter, according to analysis by AssetExchange.

More consumers are using mobile phones to pay bills, but specifically how they are doing so requires more study, according Fiserv Inc., which identified the gap in information earlier this year when it polled 2,000 households as part of the technology company’s 2010 Billing Household online survey (see story).

WASHINGTON-The chief lobbyist for MasterCard told credit union leaders they were victimized by misinformation in the recent passage of amendment that will insert the Federal Reserve as regulator of interchange on debit cards.

Qatar National Bank Ltd. has launched the first mobile-to-mobile funds-transfer service in Qatar, the Doha-based bank announced Sept. 22.

Bharti Airtel Ltd. has become the first mobile operator in India to receive a license from the Reserve Bank of India to offer mobile-payment services, the New Delhi-based company announced Sept. 22.

A Las Vegas man faces federal charges in connection with producing and using counterfeit credit and debit cards that allegedly were encoded with information skimmed from gas pumps.

A recent partnership between Western Union Co. and Toronto, Canada-based electronic-wallet provider EnStream LP will enable Canadian consumers to send funds both domestically and internationally using their mobile phones. The companies plan to launch a pilot in Canada in December.

PayMate India Pvt. Ltd. has signed an agreement with Bank of Ceylon to launch mobile payment and banking services in Sri Lanka, the Mumbai-based mobile-payments provider announced last week.

RIVERWOODS, Ill. – Discover Financial Services on Tuesday reported a 55% decline in third quarter earnings to $260.6 million, from last year’s $577.5 million, which included a $287 million gain from the company’s antitrust settlements with MasterCard and Visa.

CINCINNATI – Fifth Third Processing, fresh off last week’s acquisition of National Processing Company, on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire selected assets of Springbok Services, including the company’s reloadable prepaid card processing platform.

CHICAGO – A federal judge allowed a member to sue Pentagon FCU for breach of contract and discrimination after it canceled his Visa account, allegedly because his income dropped following a railroad injury.