DULUTH, Ga. – NCR said this morning it has introduced new ATM software that will allow consumers to withdraw cash using their smartphones.

The emergence of "big data" and the ability for CUs to mine aggregate data beyond their own four walls is one of the major technology trends that will begin to materialize in the next six months.

Within the next ten years it is projected that the mobile phone will be the dominant payment method.

Banks and credit card issuers don't have a lot of followers on social media relative to their peers in other industries.

COLORADO SPRINGS – Ent FCU has introduced free smart phone applications that let members pay bills and manage spending over their iPhone and Android devices.

Mobile-payments processor Rev Worldwide is offering merchants in emerging markets a way to accept payments without a bank account.

Monitise PLC has cleared the necessary regulatory hurdles to complete its acquisition of Clairmail Inc. officially on June 26, thus boosting the mobile-payment technology provider’s U.S. presence.

Retailers, not banks or phone makers, are the driving force behind many mobile payments systems. Here are the biggest influencers.

Easycash Loyalty Solutions GmbH has signed an agreement to provide software for electronic payments in the mobile hand-held terminals of taxis in Belgium.

Sprint Nextel is planning its own mobile wallet that may compete with the one it offers through Google Inc., according to a news report.

Facebook's latest payment announcement, which focuses sharply on mobile devices, shows how the company draws inspiration from the industry's success stories — and signals where the payments industry as a whole might be heading.

An estimated 2.5 million point of sale terminals equipped to read Near Field Communication chips were shipped worldwide last year, double the prior year's figure, according to research from Berg Insight.

Subprime credit card borrowers are on the move again, opening significantly more new accounts than they did during the recession as lenders ease up on their ultra-tight underwriting standards.

INDIANAPOLIS – Ely Lilly FCU announced this morning it has rolled out mobile banking from mFoundry, which offers native mobile applications, mobile Web and SMS/text banking.

Banks are in danger of having their lunch eaten by non-bank purveyors of new technology like the digital wallet, but there are significant opportunities as well, says Peter Kight.

The biometric security company SmartMetric has secured an additional $1 million in funding from investors.

When Shopkick Inc. this week chose Giftango Corp. as its delivery engine for digital gift cards, it represented a union made in cyberspace.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- Service CU has launched a new point of purchase delivery channel for online shopping that will introduce visitors to products and services in a virtual environment.

The longer it takes for Near Field Communication-equipped mobile phones to become commonplace, the better it could be for one enterprising firm.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Coastal FCU has implemented BlueStrip’s FactFinder application and transaction monitoring solution to ensure the availability and performance of critical business systems including Coastal’s Personal Teller Machine system.