That the card brands and security vendors increased their number of technology patent filings in the wake of a major credit card data breach in 2007 is no coincidence.

American Express Co. has hatched a new name for its corporate digital payments service to drive home the message that it offers more than just cards for buyers initiating transactions.

A new product from the clearXchange joint venture of Wells Fargo, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase may rattle the highly competitive person-to-person payments market.

After a slow start, San Antonio Federal Credit Union is getting mobile fast.

When a member living in San Diego buys a couch in Los Angeles with a credit card, something may be wrong, according to California Coast Credit Union.

When a credit union starts offering members the option of signing loan documents online with e-signatures, adoption can take some time.

Compliance issues associated with social media and smartphone use are much on the mind of David Shuey president and CEO, of Financial Partners FCU.

The continued rise of mobile payments and self-service technologies will be a major focus for credit union IT professionals over the next six months and beyond, according to one person.

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.