A California-based start-up that enables children to manage and spend funds within a parent-controlled environment has updated its system to support monthly subscriptions to games, music and other digital media.

Hispanic customers of JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo have long been able to pay bills or transfer money online — but only in English.

Microsoft Corp. appears to be gunning to increase its relatively low profile in smartphones by beating Apple Inc. in announcing an NFC-based mobile wallet.

Consumers are increasingly using payment cards at vending machines, and the owners of the devices are reaping the benefits through higher ticket sales and increased transaction volume.

Fraud is eating 1.5% of the revenue from airline tickets sold online as merchants struggle to block criminals without making the purchase process too cumbersome for consumers.

Square has shut out independent sales organizations as distributors of its mobile card reader. Now one ISO has gone on the offensive by offering its own.

Facebook is moving away from its Credits virtual currency to a more robust payment system that supports real money. At the same time, new survey data show that consumers are interested in bringing their banking business to the social network.

Ontario Systems, a national provider of accounts receivable management software, has announced its annual user conference will be held August 6 – 8 in downtown Indianapolis at the JW Marriott hotel and conference center.

VINELAND, N.J. – Bridgeton Onize FCU has signed with Share One to implement the company’s NewSolutions core processing system.

NAPERVILLE, Ill. – HealthCare Associates CU has signed with Vertifi Software to offer its remote deposit capture service, called DeposZip.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Warren FCU has implemented Financial Management Solutions Inc.’s Teller Management System.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Coastal FCU has joined the STAR ATM Network, signing a multi-year agreement under which STAR will provide PIN-secured debit point-of-sale and ATM access to its cardholders.

MOLINE, Ill. – DHCU Community has contracted with Datamyx to use its “In the Market” data mining program.

Each day, the payments industry receives signals that consumers are happier using a contactless card system to pay transit fares than they are using the cards in stores.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Western Union this afternoon 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.

Turning a phone into a credit card reader is no longer anything special. Square, facing increasing competition from bigger rivals, is adding features to its small plastic card reader to make it a more fleshed-out product for merchants.

A Denver-based start-up that began by offering Facebook credits as rewards is adding a proprietary prepaid card to create another redemption option and to help expand the program's marketing potential.

Somehow, the developers of O2's mobile wallet found a small village in Wales that did not have even one cash machine available for its 11,000 residents. O2 gave the village a "money makeover."

BILOXI, Miss. – Keesler FCU has signed with Vertifi Software to offer DeposZip Mobile remote deposit capture service to members.

HOUSTON – Plus4 CU has signed with Corelation to use the company’s KeyStone core processing system.