More than 1,000 families who were victims of a company accused of illegally siphoning from child support checks could be seeing their share of a settlement with the state of Virginia.

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

Two United Kingdom banks are enrolling customers in a TouchPay trial program in which contactless-enabled sleeves are used on Apple Inc. iPhone 4 and 4S devices.

Square, in an effort to boost the appeal of its Register app for merchants, is offering a new perk: marketing space on its own website.

Payleven has elbowed its way into the crowded mobile card-reader device playing field by offering a chip-and-PIN reader that will first debut in Europe near the end of October.

The key to the success of Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX), the payments initiative formed by major retailers, may be merchants' motivation to stay in control of their customer relationships.

Despite what you may have heard, the mobile-payment venture Isis did not launch its long-awaited mobile wallet this week in New Jersey. It is simply supported at the cafeterias of one of its parent's headquarters.

Investors on occasion are willing to roll the dice, but more often they support companies with potential for a powerful first step in the marketplace. They do not place Near Field Communication payments technology in either category.

Starbucks plans to accept purchases from the Square mobile wallet beginning next month, and it also plans to list all 7,000 of its company-owned stores in the Square directory, the Seattle-based coffee seller said.

Consumer loan delinquencies dropped to their lowest mark in nearly six years during the second quarter as households favored debt service over spending increases, according to the American Bankers Association.

Google updated the online portion of its Google Wallet product this week to allow micropayments for digital content, with a short window for refunds.

As new mobile-wallet systems appear and old ones fade, many are asking who will win the “mobile wallet wars.” According to the mobile-pay venture Isis, there may never be a clear winner.

Travelocity is using software tools from Jumio to accept card payments in its lastminute.com hotel deals app.

LANSING, Mich. – Lake Trust CU is testing TraceSecurity’s cloud-based risk, compliance and audit tool.

POCATELLO, Idaho – Idaho Central CU has rolled out Mobile Deposit, a mobile banking feature that will enable members to securely deposit checks using their smart phone or tablet.

Data breaches are some of the scariest – and most inevitable – risks facing bankers today, a Citigroup executive said Monday, as several big banks faced a wave of cyber attacks.

Prosper Marketplace, the online peer-to-peer loan facilitator, announced Oct. 3 that it hired Josh Tonderys, a former executive at Barclaycard US, to be its chief risk officer.

TOKYO – Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank has introduced ATMs that allow customers to withdraw cash, make deposits and check account balances by using biometric palm scans instead of ATM cards.

Investors and payment-industry participants declared the recent partnership between Discover Financial Services and PayPal Inc. a game-changer in payments. But will consumers agree?

Social media-based payments technology continues to gain traction as processing provider E2E Payments announced it will include social payment startup Buyvite as one of the payment options in its network, alongside traditional credit card, virtual terminals, mobile and other payments products.