NFC mobile wallets had been disregarded by some in the industry as a viable mobile payment option, but they got a boost with the arrival of a technology that will enable the card data to be stored remotely instead of within a phone. This slight change makes NFC mobile wallets increasingly more attractive as it eliminates one of its biggest stumbling blocks to adoption.

Mt. Gox, the Tokyo-based digital currency exchange that filed for bankruptcy protection last month, said it had located about 200,000 of the 850,000 Bitcoins it said had gone missing.

Years ago, when ShopKeep POS founder Jason Richelson operated the Green Grape wine store in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, he struggled so often with archaic point-of-sale systems that it motivated him to develop his own alternative.

MASSENA, N.Y. — By adopting a staff scheduler and reporting technology solution, SeaComm Federal Credit Union reports it has experienced a 13% increase in teller transactions processed per hour.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Point West Credit Union is leveraging the popularity of a local restaurant as an enticement for its members to use its new mobile deposit service.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — After switching to a new analytics vendor, $16.8 billion Pentagon Federal Credit Union reports that it has improved the application process for its branded credit card, increasing the conversion rate on applications.

PLEASANTON, Calif. — For many credit unions, one of the biggest technology undertakings is upgrading the core system, which is on tap for Safe America Credit union.

FAIRMONT, W.Va. — In an effort to reduce the time and energy spent on cash management orders and deposits to the Federal Reserve System, Fairmont Federal Credit Union sought an automated solution.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — When Microsoft ends its support of Windows XP next month, ATM software supported machines will have to migrate to Windows 7 OS.

Over half of Americans blame Target and Neiman Marcus for the recent data breaches suffered by their customers and think merchants should prevent future incidents, according to a national survey commissioned by Feedzai.

ROANOKE, Va. — In an effort to roll out an enhanced strategic integration plan between its technology team and business units, Member One Federal Credit Union needed to find a new core provider.

ID Analytics, anticipating an influx of fraud attempts on the Web, has upgraded its anti-fraud software to incorporate more information about online purchasing behavior.

There's a lot of investment flowing into mobile payments technology, and perhaps this is more than the market can sustain.

Identity protection company miiCard has partnered with international payment processor eMerchantPay to offer secure online payment processing to merchants.

The ATM maker Diebold has deployed a machine at Diebold Federal Credit Union that operates without a card reader or PIN pad.

Sionic Mobile, a provider of mobile marketing, gifting, payments and rewards programs, has embedded Google Wallet payments into its ION Rewards app.

NORTH CANTON, Ohio — The ATM maker Diebold has deployed a machine at Diebold FCU that operates without a card reader or PIN pad.

PayPal is expanding a merchant credit program that uses payments data to vet borrowers and collect loans.

Activist investor Carl Icahn, who has been calling for eBay to spin off PayPal, is now asking for eBay to conduct a partial initial public offering of the payments processor.

When an office-supply store sends you a targeted offer for a new printer, the personal data the company uses to tailor its pitch is exempt from numerous consumer protection laws.