EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University FCU rolled out iPhone and Android apps for its mobile banking platform this week.

A brighter outlook for overall business conditions and hiring bolstered consumer confidence to the highest mark since February, according to The Conference Board.

Bankers “wake up in the middle of the night” worrying about data breaches in the U.S. payment system, a Citigroup executive said this week.

SAN DIEGO – Mitek Systems, Inc., which is in a major court battle with USAA over the patent to mobile remote deposit capture, filed suit yesterday against Top Image Systems, saying the Israeli firm is selling a knock-off version of its mobile RDC.

Credit card indicators are looking good, with August numbers showing charge-offs decreasing for most asset-backed securities trusts.

SALT LAKE CITY – University First FCU has implemented the integrated platform of Mortgagebot’s Enterprise end-to-end lending platform.

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.