On a typical workday, Jackie Pickard, a teller at American Heritage Federal Credit Union in northeast Philly, walks into the CU's stately office building, fires up her computer and begins her day serving members-some of whom are located miles away.

In a very short time, Florence Savings Bank has seen its customers demonstrate a fanatical devotion to its new instant debit card issuance system.

Before there was Bitcoin, there was Ven, a digital currency that launched six years ago as part of the Hub Culture social network.

MasterCard is actively building payments capabilities for Google Glass, Google's wearable computing device.

A selection of images featuring credit unions' efforts in their communities.

A Nevada credit union and two technology vendors will introduce a new mobile payments system on Sept. 24.

Google made two drastic changes to its mobile wallet when it released an NFC-free version for Android phones and then, two days later, unveiled a version for the iPhone. What does the new Google Wallet look like on each device?

LAS VEGAS – One Nevada CU and two credit union technology firms will introduce a new mobile payments system specifically geared for credit unions Monday, called CU Wallet.

The Isis Mobile Wallet initiative has suffered a setback with Capital One and Barclays pulling out of current testing, but the Isis venture has just as many issuers staying on to fuel its upcoming nationwide launch.

Groupon Inc. lost a bid for dismissal of a lawsuit complaining the company misled investors about its financial performance before its initial public offering in November 2011.

In an agreement hailed by consumer advocates, the nation's largest bank by assets consented to a major overhaul of its debt collection and debt sale practices. The deal appears likely to become part of the blueprint for reform of an often-criticized industry.

BitPay, a Bitcoin payment services provider, has added support for Intuit's popular Quickbooks software.

Vantiv plans to release a suite of services next week to target different parts of the casino industry.

When Google decided to create an iPhone version of its Google Wallet, it turned to Austin-based Mutual Mobile for help — the same app developer that's quietly working on an overhaul of the Isis mobile wallet.

MoneyGram has purchased Advanced ChronoCash Services (ACCS) and signed an agreement to acquire MoneyGlobe Payment Institution, both Athens, Greece-based money transfer companies.

Smaller merchants wanting a foothold in the vast Internet now have the option to open a Heartland Online Storefront.

Zapper is launching a scan-to-pay service that relies on QR codes to facilitate the payment of invoices for small to medium-sized businesses in the U.K.

Just hours after agreeing to pay $910 million in regulatory fines related to the London Whale trading scandal, JPMorgan Chase agreed Thursday to repay $309 million in restitution to customers harmed by its credit card practices as well as face an additional $80 million more in civil money penalties.

An iOS version of Google Wallet launches today on the Apple App Store, bringing the search giant's recently revamped mobile wallet to iPhone devices.

It's been five months since PayPal began disseminating its point of sale payment system to all Discover merchants, but First Data, a massive Atlanta-based payment processor, isn't in any rush to support the initiative.