Delivering the perfect marketing pitch via mobile or Web at the point of sale is one of the primary upselling goals of mobile banking, one which requires sales pitches and marketing campaigns to be delivered faster, and with more user-appropriate content.

Randy Romes, principal, information security services, for LarsonAllen LLP, shared a video with attendees of the recent NAFCU Technology & Security Conference. With a camera in his tie, Romes gained access to a credit union.

Regular online surveys to keep abreast of member sentiment should be a key part of a credit union's social media programs, a new study by the Filene Research Institute suggests.

Horsetail Technology 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.

Credit unions are only increasing their risks by remaining on the defensive, waiting for a robber to hit them. Instead, they must get active with technology, training and networking for deterrence and mitigation, according to one analyst.

Randy Romes says there is a lesson for credit unions in an experience he recently had in taking his son to a Cub Scout camp.

The Nigerian Postal Service, also known as NIPOST, has entered into an arrangement with the Central Bank of Nigeria to promote mobile banking.

MECHANICSBURG, Penn. – AmeriChoice FCU has signed with TRC Interactive to implement the company’s First Line of Defense-Fraud Detection and Loss Prevention Challenge, an online exercise to keep staff focused on the latest frauds.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Members CU has selected Fiserv’s XP2 account processing system.

A top 10 list for good security by Randy Romes.

The Nigerian Postal Service, also known as NIPOST, has entered into an arrangement with the Central Bank of Nigeria to promote mobile banking.

Consumers who prefer or who must pay with cash now may use cash-transaction network ZipZap Inc. at 10,000 more U.S. locations under a partnership ZipZap announced with Softgate Systems Inc. March 16.

Payments companies in the United Kingdom are beating card fraud on some fronts, but those victories could have a hidden cost.

As the prepaid debit card niche goes mobile, Plastyc Inc. is trying to stay ahead of the pack.

The nation’s three largest issuers may not be giving much slack on credit card lines, but some midsize lenders are.

HOUSTON – Firstmark CU has purchased Experian’s QAS Pro and QAS Batch to improve overall address data quality within the credit union.

It slices, it dices. It accepts checks, electronic payments and plastic cards (by both camera and by swipe).

In an attempt to get more merchants in the United Kingdom to upgrade their websites to accept mobile browsers, thus accepting payments from mobile devices, Google Inc. has launched the GetMobile, or GetMo, initiative.

LifeLock Inc. is betting that its acquisition of ID Analytics Inc., which closed March 14, will help it better market its services to retail banks.

Figuring out where to invest technology dollars isn’t easy, even in good economic times. While collection agencies and lenders still don’t have the financial resources to spend on technology that they had before 2008, the good news is they have more money available than in the past several years.