The abrupt end of Scott Thompson's short term as CEO of Yahoo Inc. calls the company's payments plans into question.

ORLANDO–It might be difficult to pick a payments industry topic in which executives working for traditional payment providers and those who formulate strategies for alternative payment companies would share similar views.

ORLANDO–If the annual Card Forum and Expo staged here last week were a car on a family trip, attendees played the roles of restless kids in the backseat asking, “Are we there yet?”

The Federal Trade Commission halted an operation that allegedly lured consumers into spending thousands of dollars for Web sites and advertising by misrepresenting that they could make money by linking the sites to major retailers.

Less than one-third of U.S. consumers have used their phones to make payments, whereas two thirds of consumers in China have, new data show.

One promotion by FAA Credit Union here has proven successful enough to earn a second date as it continues to pursue strategies to ramp up social media.

It's a mistake to assume that a credit union can't get into mobile lending if it doesn't have a smart phone app says John Putman, lending business systems director at CUNA Mutual Group.

Think your credit union is offering all you can when it comes to mobile access? Get ready for consumers to expect more.

Credit unions would be well-advised to take a course in "Socialnomics," according to Erik Qualman, an expert on social media.

Mark Sievewright, president of credit union solutions at Fiserv, admits that discussing the future of plastic payment cards is difficult with the onset of mobile and alternative payment methods.

Former PayPal president Scott Thompson has left Yahoo Inc., which he has led as CEO since January (see story).

AUSTIN, Texas – Austin Telco FCU has signed with EasCorp FCU’s Vertifi unit to offer members its DeposZip Mobile remote deposit capture service.

Here is the winning entry entered on the Date Night blog hosted by FAA Credit Union.

ORLANDO — More than 100 variations of mobile wallets currently vie for consumer attention in the U.S., and in another nine months some say that number may double.

The problem with building a smartphone-based rewards system is that retailers unintentionally jam the signal. It's not a metaphorical problem.

Payments technology company Jumio has secured an additional round of funding led by a division of Citigroup Inc.

LAS VEGAS – Ongoing Operations Thursday morning said it will make available free its technical support package to any new CUSO formed by credit unions.

FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines FCU has signed with MeridianLink to begin using its LoansPQ and XpressAccount web-based lending systems by the end of 2012.

Social networking service Myspace has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it misrepresented how it protects users' personal information.

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council plans to begin training and certifying integrators and resellers of payments-security software to address data security gaps software installers may cause, the council announced May 10.