The new Square iPhone case, designed with accessory developer Griffin Technology, kicks off a program that encourages the development of accessories for Square payments hardware.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- NCUA released its Share Insurance Estimator Tuesday, a redesigned version of the agency's E-Calculator.

Total Merchant Services says it will expand its tablet-based point of sale and cloud-based offerings after acquiring Registroid LLC and its products.

Financial services technology provider Jack Henry will enable its clients to send and receive international payments via American Express' FX International Payments Service.

Business bankruptcy filings in the U.S. dropped 24 percent last year to their lowest mark since at least 2006, according to a report from the American Bankruptcy Institute.

A pair of companies has launched services on Twitter that allow users to transact in Bitcoin across the microblogging site. And while Twitter has been selective of what companies facilitate payments in the past, the social networking giant hasn't yet touched these Bitcoin services.

The new year got off to a mixed start for virtual currency, with regulators in Asia clamping down on Bitcoin and gaming company Zynga embracing the emerging payments option.

The Target Corp. data breach just before the holiday shopping season triggered another round of rhetoric on the merits and shortcomings of chip-based cards. But the breach's direct effect on merchant EMV plans is largely up in the air.

Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission is barring Bitcoin ATMs because the country's regulatory body views Bitcoin as a false currency that should not be used by people or banks for payments.

A computer glitch at PNC Financial last week delayed overnight processing for some customer transactions.

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services has acquired financial analysis and credit risk management software provider Financial Tools.

The Federal Trade Commission warns consumers that if they get a call promising a refund for tech support services, it is just a new twist on an old scam.

Mobile payments company I Love Velvet plans to win the business of international merchants by combining its mobile point of sale offering with broader e-commerce and security compliance tools.

One of the newest location-based payment apps came out of Brett Neese's house on a Friday night.

To help credit unions be more proactive in 2014, mobile imaging company Mitek looks at what's shaping consumer expectations and driving their mobile needs, offering a handful of mobile banking predictions for next year.

LAS VEGAS - The outlook for credit unions in 2014 is generally positive, according to industry insiders and analysts.

MADISON, Wis. - Will 2014 be the year the rubber meets the road when it comes to mortgage rules and regulation? Jon Bundy, regulatory compliance manager for CUNA Mutual Group, thinks so.

WESTBURY, N.Y. - When it comes to technology, don't expect any game-changing innovations in the next year. Instead, credit unions should expect to see increasing functionalities within technologies that already exist, including an emphasis on self-service channels.

BROOKFIELD, Wis. - As mobile wallets mature, so will attempts to use the technology to marry payments and marketing, according to Fiserv's Matt Wilcox.

Credit Union Journal publisher Frank J. Diekmann has a New Year's Resolution for America's credit unions: Take your own advice. It could be the single-biggest difference-maker in decades.