American Express Co. plans to allow users of its digital wallet, Serve, to link their account to another digital wallet, Isis, a venture of several U.S. carriers, the firms said May 10.

In a deal that could enhance shopping at one of China’s leading supermarket chains, China PnR Mobile Payments Solutions Pvt. Ltd. recently announced it would provide supermarket retailer Suning Tesco Inc. with mobile-payment services.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Campus USA has signed with Geezeo to implement the company’s white label personal financial management solution and engagement banking platform.

FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines FCU has contracted with DocuSign to begin using the company’s new Web document delivery system.

FITCHBURG, Mass. – Workers’ CU has added an iPad app to its electronic banking services.

A mobile payment pilot launching this month in New Zealand will enable a small group of participants in Auckland to use NFC-equipped mobile handsets to pay public transit fares and also to make purchases at selected retail outlets.

In what could enhance sales management for small merchants in India, a local payment provider has devised an application enabling small-business owners to accept payments on their mobile phones.

ACA International announced Wednesday it "strongly disagrees" with a National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) report on student loan collections, calling it an "inaccurate portrait of debt collection created to further its agenda."

Hospital operator Tenet Healthcare Corp.'s first quarter earnings fell 20.5% reflecting mainly higher bad debt expenses, despite an estimated 2% rise in revenues.

I recently introduced the MasterCard Mobile Payments Readiness Index (see story) to a group of c-level bankers, and told them that one of our top-level findings is that it's the early days for mobile payments.

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking a civil contempt ruling against the nation's largest third-party billing company, alleging that it placed more than $70 million in bogus "cramming" charges on consumers' phone bills in violation of a previous court order.

HARTFORD, Conn. – Franklin Trust FCU has signed with EasCorp FCU’s Vertifi CUSO to offer its DeposZip Mobile remote deposit capture service to its members.

MADISON, Wis. – Summit CU has implemented HelpSTAR’s helpdesk software, which integrates workflow components with documentation, communication and synchronization functionality.

PURCHASE, N.Y. – MasterCard has chosen PSCU to have its credit unions test the credit card company’s new PayPass Wallet, a digital wallet that may be sub-branded by credit unions.

SAN DIEGO – Mitek Systems, pioneers in mobile remote deposit capture, rolled out new technology today that will allow individuals to cash checks and add funds to prepaid cards over their smartphones.

BALTIMORE – Horsetail Technologies and Credit Union Journal have partnered to make an extraordinary offer that will result in one credit union receiving a $100,000 Extreme Network Makeover.

BURBANK, Calif. – Partners FCU is pilot testing Financial Industry Computer Systems’ generation of its comprehensive LOS platform, Loan Producer version 6.00.

When Square Inc. launched its mobile card reader in 2009, VeriFone Systems Inc. was on its heels with PayWare Mobile. Now the terminal maker is ready to roll out another rival to Square with a product it calls Sail.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will not support U.S. contactless payments anytime soon.

Mobile payment is revolutionizing the payments industry, suggests the widespread sentiment among industry insiders and observers.