Being an early adopter of technology has proven to be good strategy for Mountain America Credit Union as it has helped to build a culture of innovation.

NCR has introduced new ATM software that will allow consumers to withdraw cash using their smartphones.

When Silicon Valley veteran Juli Anne Callis was hired three years ago as CEO of National Institutes of Health Federal Credit Union, her charge was to accelerate the CU's use of the technology it already had on board. NIHFCU wanted to improve service to the tech-savvy doctors, nurses and research biologists that comprise its members today.

Western Union last week announced the release of an enhancement to its Speedpay electronic bill payment service that allows billers to receive electronic bills through smartphones and mobile devices and consumers to pay their bills directly from their mobile devices with just one click.

Sunkist Employees FCU with fewer than 1,000 members is getting help in adding more services, thanks to a pilot program being championed by CU*Northwest.

PayPal Inc. announced a 'bug bounty' program, an update to the process it uses to solicit bug reports from security researchers.

Mobile wallet mania is experiencing another surge that some consider overblown.

The credit card tech provider Paynet Systems has added a tool to its Credit Card Machine app that allows merchants to request reviews on social media at the end of a transaction.

Positive credit card charge-off trends resumed during May as the average charge-off rate for credit card receivables in securitized trusts fell, reaching its lowest point since October 2007, Moody's said June 22.

Views appear mixed on whether PCI compliance matters with mobile payment dongles, but one independent sales organization says adherence to the data-security standard is a no-brainer.

Times are changing: Consumers are increasingly using mobile and prepaid accounts, making less use of cash and gift cards. Here are seven trends spotted by Javelin Strategy & Research.

A new TransUnion study reveals that consumers who received mortgage modifications outperformed those who did not on new consumer loans that were opened after their initial mortgage delinquency.

MasterCard, with a headcount of 6,700, is taking some of its cues in mobile payments from the likes of PaidPiper, a six-month-old company with just 10 employees. The card network is relying in part on ideas from the start-up to design its software tools for developers in mobile payments.

Inside Secure is opening up a Near Field Communication technology patent-licensing program on the heels of another company exiting the sphere.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – CommonWealth One FCU and Intuit Financial Services are trying to boost mobile banking adoption by offering a $10 iTunes gift card every time a member downloads and reviews iPhone, iPad or Android mobile banking applications.

BROWSNTONE, Mich. – Advantage One FCU will offer its members mobile banking services through a partnership with MShift and Card Services for CUs.

SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco FCU has implemented a new mobile banking solution from PM Systems, the credit union’s second version of m-banking.

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. – Kinecta FCU has adopted Shastic’s Facebook lead generator, called Calcubot, which allows loan estimates to be saved and feedback to be solicited from friends, family and advisors.

The Girl Scout troops are once again proving to be an ideal test case for mobile card acceptance.

With pilots nearly complete, mobile-imaging software provider Mitek Systems, perhaps best known for its check capture technology, expects the launch soon of similar imaging services to help users make payments instead of just deposits.