The silence is almost deafening.

Mobile and online payments startup Zipmark has secured $2 million in funding from a group of venture capital firms and others, the company announced Dec. 14.

Though the mobile-payments market is still nascent, the early successes seem to be those developed by technology companies and mobile-phone carriers–not banks. A new product from Sequent Software Inc. might level the playing field.

FlexiGroup Ltd. has entered into an agreement to acquire from ACT Merchant Services the Australia, New Zealand and Asia operations of Paymate Pty. Ltd., FlexiGroup announced Dec. 6.

On its face, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s new Office of Corporate Risk Management sounds like a unit dedicated to ensuring banks have a proper risk management system in place.

EMBARRASS, Minn. -- Embarrass Vermillion FCU has selected TRC Interactive to deliver online instruction through its CreditUnionTrainingOnline for its credit union-wide training needs.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Meriwest CU said it signed with VSoft to implement the company’s back counter, teller and ATM remote deposit capture solutions.

Corporate cash hoards hit yet another high in the third quarter, but the image of firms as skinflints is misleading. Corporations have been borrowing, and borrowing from banks, as they have been restocking inventories.

Isis, still almost a year away from launching its mobile-payments application, is partnering with an industry heavyweight to serve as the security guard for its wallet.

Hold the phone! Google Wallet appears to have a security leak.

If the world of mobile and contactless payments moves so fast it seems like a wild ride, MasterCard Worldwide and Lo-Q PLC have targeted the perfect setting.

Next year could be a “transition” year in which consumer deleveraging slows significantly and borrowing improves, spurring credit card market growth.

Could consumers’ fears about crooks intercepting their financial data and spying on their locations dampen adoption of mobile payments?

CHICAGO-It's "painful" to capture data on credit, ALM, operations and liquidity each quarter-then scrutinize them amidst 200 economic factors in six economic scenarios, three years into the future.

LATHRUP VILLAGE, Mich.-A miniature poodle guards his credit union debit card in an ad on the homepage at Michigan First CU here. The graphic links to a YouTube video showing the lovable poodle begging for the Michigan First card-even though a competing bank card comes with a "flashy" side of bacon.

ATLANTA-New research from SYNERGISTICS Research Corp. has found that more than eight-in-10 Internet households also use mobile phones or devices.

SAINT PAUL, Minn.-City & County CU came late to the paperless revolution but seems to have quickly made up for lost time, using 40% less paper over the past year.

SAN ANTONIO-It's critical that credit unions understand that rapid "consumerization" of technology is changing how credit unions conduct business, along with how members interact with their credit unions, according to one person.

OLYMPIA, Wash.-TwinStar CU here holds employees responsible for their loan sales and service. But that can be a problem if you can't get accurate, comprehensive data about each employee's performance.

Credit unions want tools that make it easy to give members a consistent experience across every delivery channel-just one trend identified from the 25 CUs making wishes in Credit Union Journal's 10th Annual Technology Wish List.