Verifi, a payments gateway and risk management provider for online merchants, intends to reduce the friendly-fraud chargebacks these merchants face by using Jumio's payment card scanning technology.

The major banks have already committed to e-payment systems like clearXchange and Fiserv's Popmoney, but that doesn’t matter to PaidThx — its system does not rely on bank participation, and will eventually be marketed to the underbanked.

ALISON VIEJO, Calif. – Patriots FCU has contracted with EPL to convert to the CUSO’s i-POWER Technology suite.

HOUSTON -- People’s Trust FCU has selected CO-OP Financial Services for network and payment processing services, including access to CO-OP Network and in-house credit card transaction processing.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – C.A.H.P. CU has gone live with Integrated Media Management’s Document Exchange for Web contracting and electronic signature services.

The Near Field Communication chip used in many mobile wallets was conspicuous by its absence during Apple Inc.'s unveiling of the iPhone 5.

Loomis Armored U.S. is now an armored courier service provider for Fifth Third Bank's currency processing.

Billhighway, a 13-year-old Troy, Mich.-based firm that offers accounting, cash management and payment processing to nonprofit firms, plans to join the fray with a mobile payment option of its own.

ShopKeep POS, a small independent sales organization, is capturing the attention of companies big and small. Earlier this month, it worked with PayPal to test a mobile-payment system, and today it announced plans with Dwolla and SCVNGR's LevelUp.

The traditional payment terminal's future took another hit this week with ShopKeep POS announcing plans to integrate Dwolla and LevelUp mobile payments into its iPad-based checkout system.

Louisiana is owed nearly $1.4 billion. The state's Cash Management Review Board will meet Friday to discuss collection options.

To develop a successful mobile wallet, many agree industry collaboration is necessary. But how much collaboration is too much?

DANVILE, Penn. – Service 1st FCU has signed with Geezeo to implement the company’s white label personal financial management and engagement banking solution.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Insight CU has rolled out remote deposit capture by Cachet Financial Services and FI-MOBILE.

PALO ALTO, Calif.—The World Council of Credit Unions is embarking on a partnership with Boom that aims to expand financial access for un-banked and under-banked consumers around the world. The project attempts to make it easier to transfer funds internationally, in particular for those in cash-only economies.

Fair Isaac has completed its $115-million acquisition of Adeptra, a privately held company that provides technology for reducing fraud and credit risk.

Credit unions using Sharetec Systems' data-processing system now have a simpler way for members to enroll in Dwolla's funds transfer service.

BitPay, an Orlando-based company that helps online merchants accept the digital currency, says more than 1,000 merchants have signed up for its service in the past year.

Online Resources Corp. opened an office in the metro Atlanta area this year to attract the sort of payments-industry talent it says is rarer in Chantilly, Va., where it is based.

Only Apple knows for sure, but there are signs that new iPhone, which many expect Apple to announce at a press event Sept. 12, could revolutionize payments by putting an Apple mobile wallet into consumers' hands.