Taulia, which sells business-to-business payments technology, has raised $18 million in new funding.

A court ruling in Philadelphia on Thursday states that consumers may withdraw their consent to have robocallers contact them by cell phone.

Online publisher ClickBank is using payment information to help vet the businesses that use its service.

Continuity Software plans to release software to detect weaknesses in the technology that connects data storage to servers, potentially spotting areas where payments data is at risk of being lost.

Gas station owners may have the most difficult task of any retailers in preparing for mobile payments and EMV cards because of their dated systems and equipment — and because many of their customers fear that using their phones at the pump will cause fires.

If you are not engaging people on social media as an adviser, it’s time to catch up.

MADISON, Wis. – CUNA Mutual Group reported its Smartphone Loan has accounted for $1 billion in loans made via mobile devices since it launched two years ago.

BOCA RATON, Fla. – IBM Southeast Employees FCU here has created a Web and social media campaign built around CUNA’s “Don’t Tax My CU” initiative.

LIVONIA, Mich. – To help CUs boost auto lending, Invest in America is letting credit unions know in real-time when a member asks for a GM Credit Union Member Discount.

MADISON, Wis. – Loan growth continues to pick up at credit unions, but it is a slow crawl, according to the latest analysis released in CUNA Mutual’s Trends Report.

A newly formed group called the Third Party Payment Processors Association (TPPPA) plans to advocate for third-party payment processors, as well as for partner financial institutions and the merchants and consumers that use their services.

Bitcoin Ventures Inc.'s new CoinTap allows consumers to obtain bitcoins by purchasing a stored-value card in retail stores.

PayPal has made its portable chip-and-PIN card reader, called PayPal Here, available to all merchants in the U.K.

Harris Teeter will pilot Paydiant's mobile wallet as part of its Express Lane online shopping service, starting at a grocery store location in Matthews, N.C.

Moven has contracted with online and mobile payments company Payveris to provide payment services for the financial services startup.

Several money transmitters are offering their state licensing portfolio to emerging payments agents, allowing them to get to market quicker — but startups lose some autonomy if they go this route.

London-based Powa Technologies Ltd. received $76 million in investment to expand its mPowa mobile payments technology beyond the U.K.

PayPal is paying attention to locally owned stores in its initiative to support in-store payments, but the small-business segment has posed many challenges for companies that try to introduce new technology.

Trustwave and Transaction Network Services (TNS) plan to jointly provide an encryption service designed to shield payment card information.

Motorola Mobility will phase out its use of Xoom branding for its tablet, following a trademark infringement fight with Xoom, an online remittance company.