Arkansas Federal Credit Union is capitalizing on the trending stabilization of mortgage loan rates by offering a new cloud software system that aggregates multiple lending platforms.

BECU and Seattle's Slalom Consulting have developed an application on Slalom's mLevel "gamification" platform, which uses games to create entertaining experiences for financial learning, training and business activities.

Mid-Atlantic Corporate FCU is working to take the pole position in assisting credit unions in fighting cybercrime, including a related focus on potential threats from virtualization.

While many financial institutions still ponder the benefits of using open source technology for their coding needs, nascent BankSimple has gone full steam ahead.

As more credit union members seek ease-of-use control over multifaceted banking transactions, more credit unions are enhancing personal finance management (PFM) tools.

Advancements in interactive video software, a service perhaps first introduced by the now antiquated Max Headroom, are gaining momentum at credit unions across the nation.

Many financial institutions, including credit unions, wonder where the return on investment is in social media. Frank Eliason, senior vice president of social media at Citigroup, says there is none.

Many consumers who opt-in to receiving e-statements continue to also get the paper versions via the mail, a new study by NACHA-The Electronic Payments Association-and PayItGreen finds.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Monday it will begin closely supervising credit reporting companies in September, a move that will bring the industry under strict federal supervision for the first time.

SHELTON, Conn. – Mutual Security CU, with $250 million in assets, has signed with Vertifi Software to offer its members DeposZip mobile remote deposit capture service.

If Apple Inc. doesn’t include Near Field Communication technology in its next generation of iPhone this fall, the company sure has a stockpile of NFC patents to use at a later date.

General Electric Co. is enabling buyers of its electric-vehicle charger to offer PayPal as a payment option when their customers charge their vehicles.

Merchants and card issuers weighing the cost of investing in Near Field Communication technology have a lot riding on the success or failure of the Isis mobile-payments test set to launch soon.

PASADENA, Calif. – Wescom Central CU has signed with Vertifi Software to offer its members DeposZip mobile remote deposit capture service.

Commuters on New York’s busy Metro-North Railroad won’t have to wait in line to buy train tickets if a mobile-ticketing test taking place this summer proves to be successful for the conductors who check thousands of tickets a day.

LevelUp is eliminating one of the fees merchants pay to accept cards through its mobile-payment system, which uses QR codes to access pre-enrolled debit or credit cards when shopping.

Concerned over what amounts to milliseconds, London Underground operators say Near Field Communication-enabled smartphones don’t complete transactions fast enough for its commuters going through ticket turnstiles.

Barb Pacheco has mobile-payment fatigue.

New Jersey and Pennsylvania commuters now may use American Express Co.’s ExpressPay contactless cards to pay for rides on the Port Authority Transit Corp. Speedline rapid-transit system or to park in terminal garages.

The Olympics has long been a showcase for sponsor Visa Inc., but the card brand has much more at stake than usual at the 2012 London Olympics because of the mobile-payment initiative it plans to undertake during the event later this month.