BROOKFIELD, Wis. – Fiserv on Wednesday said it is combining its two person-to-person payment offerings, Popmoney and ZashPay, and will market the P2P offering as Popmoney.

ARVADA, Colo. – Partner Colorado CU released new mobile banking services for iPhone and Android mobile smart phones, designed to improve the efficiency and convenience of banking-on-the-go for members.

MADISON, Wis. – CUNA Mutual Group sees great opportunities for credit unions in the mobile banking channel, but there are significant obstacles to overcome.

Vindicia Inc. has expanded mobile-payment billing capabilities for its online clients who use the company’s cloud-based CashBox software, the e-commerce marketing and payments automation company announced Feb. 29.

A partnership between First Data Corp. and CardSpring to create open redemption platform called OfferWise is more about making physical payment cards intelligent than it is about generating digital wallet use.

Cryptomathic LLC has launched a cloud-based encryption-management service targeting banks and government agencies that handle large amounts of data and secure software applications in their networks, the company announced Feb. 29.

Jeff Dennes, senior vice president and chief digital officer at Huntington Bank, has a lofty goal for his bank's digital future–the creation of one clean application design and user interface that works on all devices, including iPhones, Androids, iPads, laptops and even ATMs.

Visa Inc. and Intel have struck a strategic agreement to develop mobile commerce services for consumers, the companies announced this week.

Identity theft and debt collection complaints topped the Federal Trade Commission's list of top complaints received by the agency last year. ID theft complaints led the way for the 12th consecutive year.

WARREN, Mich. – Member Driven Technologies, a local CUSO, said it signed with Bluepoint Solutions to offer the company’s QwikDeposit Home and ToGo remote deposit capture solutions to its 50 credit union customers in 21 states.

LILBURN, Ga. – Platinum FCU has signed with Sharetec Systems to implement the company’s mobile banking system.

PayPal Inc. is expanding its pilot with Home Depot Inc. and in the process, introducing its digital wallet to a new national audience.

Smartcard technology security provider Oberthur Technologies has started negotiations to acquire financial services software provider MoreMagic Solutions Inc., the companies announced Feb. 28.

Opera Software ASA doesn’t hold back in its pitch to provide more opportunities for mobile payments worldwide.

HDFC Bank Ltd.’s new mobile service could be a game-changer in India’s mobile-payments market, making such services cheaper and more widely accepted.

Smartphones and social media remain relative new frontiers for consumer banking, and they pose new risks.

More consumers are completing banking transactions, like paying a bill, through online and mobile services, suggest new survey data from Fiserv Inc.

Bankers generally accept that providing mobile access to financial services is an inevitable part of their future. But when it comes to actually using the devices to communicate with customers about the bank, financial institutions are surprisingly behind the curve.

Banks have been loath to cede any ground to carriers and handset makers in designing mobile wallets, so it seems out of character for two major issuers to support Isis, the carrier-controlled entrant in the mobile payments race.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has chosen digital security provider Gemalto NV to protect and support delivery of data in Chase’s mobile-payment program, Chase announced Feb. 27.