The gasoline retailer chose to roll out Paymedia after initially testing the technology at its corporate-owned sites in Austin, Texas.

Target Corp. will begin promoting popular toys with quick response codes labels in its stores, a move that will allow shoppers to use mobile devices to purchase items directly from the aisles.

ST. LOUIS -- Anheuser-Busch Employees' CU has deployed NCR APTRA Passport software for mobile, enabling members to use their mobile device cameras to scan and safely deposit checks while at home or on the go.

Heartland Payment Systems continued its mobile payment advancement, recently taking its Mobuyle card reader and software to Apple iOS mobile devices.

To cut the bank’s operating costs at branches, NCR is providing software to SunTrust to allow the bank to receive digital check deposits from multiple remote locations through one channel.

The LevelUp mobile payment system, best known for providing free incentives to consumers and free payment processing to merchants, picked up 4,000 merchants and 300,000 end users since its July 2011 inception. But with so much being given away for free, is there a future for the startup once its new clients become regulars?

DALLAS – Resource One CU has signed with Geezeo to implement the company’s white label personal financial management and engagement banking solution.

Virtual Piggy, which provides an online payment system for minors, will support payments on the website of the apparel vendor Triko.

MasterCard updated its Smart Data offering to help business owners save money by improving their visibility and access to analytics.

GLASTONBURY, Conn. – Open Solutions Inc. this afternoon released DNAbillpay, an advanced electronic bill payment technology that allows credit unions and banks to manage and pay bills from any browser-based device, like a PC, smartphone or tablet.

Wells Fargo is offering its retail customers free access to their credit scores between now and Nov. 15.

WASHINGTON -- nProtect Inc., a provider of Internet security solutions, introduced the nProtect Mobile Security for safe mobile banking and payments during this morning’s opening of the annual BAI Retail Delivery Conference here.

Merchants working with My Clear Reports can now sign up for Automated Clearing House products and services the vendor integrated from Checkgateway.

SALT LAKE CITY – uGenius, the provider of 24X7 video tellers for credit unions and banks, announced this morning the introduction uGenius Online Video Banking, a new interface that enables financial institutions to engage with customers remotely at any time and from anywhere using a video-capable computer.

Braintree says its vision for the future of e-commerce received a significant boost when the online and mobile payments provider lured a Google Inc. executive into its fold last month.

WASHINGTON – Cardtronics will show its new solution, called FeeAlert, which steers credit union members toward nearby in-network ATMs and away from ATM fees, at this week’s BAI Retail Delivery Conference.

WASHINGTON – mFoundry will launch a next generation mobile platform at today’s BAI Retail Delivery Conference the company says offers credit unions and banks new mobile banking revenue opportunities.

After years of providing financial services, Walmart is becoming an even fiercer bank competitor with the addition of American Express’s checking account alternative, the Bluebird prepaid card. 


New companies are constantly entering the payments industry, bringing not just new products but also new ways of doing business. And they don't always play nice.

Walmart and American Express jointly announced the launch of the Bluebird prepaid card, disproving rumors that the planned card had been scuttled.