Wired is deploying MasterCard technology that is designed to allow readers to purchase items directly from advertising and editorial content.

The only way for the payments industry to thwart future hackers is to create a system that can adapt quickly to unanticipated threats – but many companies still struggle with the costs of handling their basic security needs.

Credit and debit card payments at vending machines could present a whole new realm of opportunity for independent sales organizations.

Ukash provides its online payments services in 55 countries with more than 420,000 locations worldwide. But it has so far steered clear of the U.S.

In its digital payments strategy, American Express is placing more bets on cash. The card network plans to add a free cash reload option for its Serve prepaid digital wallet, reducing its reliance on Green Dot's MoneyPak reload cards. Amex is also adding several features that broaden the functions of the Serve account, and plans a $1 monthly fee that can be waived with direct deposits.

MENLO PARK, Calif. – Reach FCU has introduced CheckAlt’s Batch, which consolidates electronic files from multiple origination points such as ATMs, mobile, branch, merchant, and teller transactions.

TAMPA, Fla. – Grow Financial FCU said it is the first financial institution in Florida to adopt new video teller services for its members, to be located at its new Wesley Chapel branch.

RALEIGH, N.C. – State Employees’ CU has implemented VSoft Corp.’s ATM Capture at its 1,100 ATMs, the nation’s biggest fleet of ATMs.

London-based Proxama Plc will help mobile payment venture Isis develop its mobile wallet app for use on Blackberry 10 devices.

First Data's OfferWise platform, which allows consumers to obtain discounts linked to a pre-enrolled payment card, is now linked to Microsoft's Bing search engine.

Tyfone Inc. has added Acculynk’s Payzur person-to-person payment capability to the mobile banking application it supports at Boulder Valley Credit Union.

Nearly a year after making its mobile card reader available in Canada, Square Inc. has decided to locate a permanent office in the country.

Four vendors own the U.S. core banking market. But others, mostly international vendors, are starting to creep in.

Arroweye Solutions is launching an EMV chip-card customization platform called EMV On-Demand.

South Korean mobile payment provider Danal will partner with biometric technology provider Crucialtec to develop an app for mobile payments in South Korea, and eventually in China and the U.S.

Mobile commerce provider CashStar Inc. has named Ben Kaplan as its new president and CEO.

With the clock ticking down to January implementation of several Consumer Financial Protection Bureau mortgage regulations, one expert attempted to bust eight myths about the rules during a Tuesday webcast during the CUNA Mutual Online Discovery conference.

The price tag for new technology can be high, but savvy credit unions are finding ways to remain on the leading edge of financial services delivery without breaking their IT budgets.

Mortgages may be a vital growth product for CUs, but are not a sector of the financial services market to be entered into lightly.

In Las Vegas where the housing market has experienced breathtaking highs and lows in the last decade, one issue at the the American Credit Union Mortgage Association's recent annual conference seemed especially relevant.