Payments processor and security provider The Members Group will host a complimentary webinar addressing emerging payment technologies for financial institutions from 1 to 2 p.m. CDT on Sept. 27.

The advancement of mobile payment technology and how it correlates to the EMV conversion timelines in the U.S. was one of many topics attendees discussed at the first EMV Migration Forum meeting in mid-September.

An estimated 20 percent of consumers likely will receive a credit score that's different from the one given to lenders, according to a new study.

As the new iPhone 5 gets into consumers’ hands, so too does Apple’s new limited mobile wallet app, Passbook, a single platform for storing movie tickets, boarding passes, gift cards and retail coupons.

Home builders are buying up more land in anticipation of a stronger housing market, leading them to take on more debt.

Credit card borrowing in August dropped from a year earlier in cities that endured some of the biggest declines in home prices, according to Equifax Inc.

Independent Sales Organizations stand to make more money if they provide some of the funding for merchant cash advances, and at least a few are borrowing to do it.

Groupon's new payments system is a small step toward a dramatic change in merchant acquiring, one that leaves ownership of consumer data up for grabs.

Like combining chocolate and peanut butter, Geezeo can give banks the tools to mix mobile offers and personal financial management into a product that it says can be more enjoyable than using each ingredient separately.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – TBA FCU said it has implemented eDOC Innovations’ ProDOC Packages workflow management tool for automating electronic document and image processing of transactions.

SEATTLE – Gesa CU, a longtime Fiserv customer which opted for the company’s new Acumen core processing system, has filed suit in federal court to terminate the contract after it said the company failed to meet a variety of benchmarks and deadlines.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Communication FCU, an $830 million credit union, will announce this morning the roll out of a mobile banking suite provided by Tyfone.

BillingTree has named two new vice presidents. The firm provides electronic payment platforms to several industries - including accounts receivable management and collections.

These days it seems like everyone is a payments company, whether their primary business is selling coffee or coupons. Wherever they come from, they're challenging the very structure of this industry.

The online and mobile payment provider YapStone has hired PayPal veteran Mary Hentges as its new chief financial officer.

A former Google. mobile wallet executive has joined the online and mobile payments provider Braintree.

Aiming to prompt smartphone-toting customers to communicate more than "withdraw $60" while they're frequenting ATMs, banks are playing up their social properties at their physical footprints.

A new cloud-based merchant loyalty scheme has earned the backing of a major payments processor and some large retailing chains.

Facebook added software tools to make it easier for developers on its system to accept payments made from mobile devices.

Compared to the U.S., many countries in Africa have a less developed financial services and payments ecosystem — but are far ahead in mobile payments adoption.