CALRKSVILLE, Tenn.-Fort Campbell FCU says it has increased overdraft revenue and member service by using an automated tool that sets overdraft limits and adjusts them as members' behaviors change.

Kenya is proving to be a hub of mobile-finance innovation in the developing world, even as mobile-payment systems in the U.S. struggle to build an audience.

TORONTO–Banks are starting to notice that their online banking and mobile sites are not as good as customers expect.

Third-party payment services in China are gaining momentum over bank-led payment services among users thanks to e-commerce growth and changes in government regulations, suggests a research report released last week by research firm Analysys International.

MasterCard for the past several years has been promoting its “priceless” experiences, such as behind-the-scenes access at ball games, golf tournaments, theater shows and other events. But its new “Priceless Cities” campaign, launched in New York in July, adds local and social-media dimensions.

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. – TopLine FCU rolled out mobile banking by Cavion.

Concerned customers of Web site domain provider GoDaddy.com Inc. were blazing the blog lines with questions and speculation in the wake of the company’s Wednesday announcement that 445 of its hosting merchant accounts experienced a security breach.

Concerned customers of website domain provider GoDaddy.com Inc. were blazing the blog lines with questions and speculation in the wake of the company’s Sept. 21 announcement that 445 of its hosting merchant accounts experienced a security breach.

Google Wallet and its rivals are coming soon to bank customers’ mobile phones, but it turns out the vast majority of them could not care less, new research suggests.

NEW YORK–Banks increasingly are using mobile devices as an added layer of authentication for online banking, but crooks can intercept messages sent to a phone. A security method developed in South Africa may close that security hole.

Merchants and processors may find Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council requirements for the use of advanced encryption hardware to secure card data useful, but encryption alone is not security’s “silver bullet,” fraud-prevention vendors say.

The majority of consumers in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia are concerned about possible exposure of their personal information. What's more, many have lost confidence in how companies protect such data, says a survey released this week.

FICO, a provider of analytics and decision management technology, announced Wednesday that it has been awarded eight new patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia United FCU has signed with eDOC Innovations to install the company’s eDOCSignature solution.

SCOTTDALE, ARIZ.–The rise of more-advanced card data security measures and the emergence of mobile payments helped to drive record attendance here at the annual PCI Security Standards Council’s North American community meeting, whose attendees include payment-industry executives from 40 different countries.

Merchants and processors may find Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council requirements for the use of advanced encryption hardware to secure card data useful, but encryption alone is not security’s “silver bullet,” fraud-prevention vendors say.

American Express has purchased Sometrics, a company that facilitates payments within electronic games using virtual currency, in a deal worth $30 million, the company confirmed Sept. 20.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Lake Michigan CU has signed a multi-year agreement with Online Resources Corp. to extend bill payment services and to implement the company’s retail banking software solution.

The convergence of the major card brands within various evolving Near Field Communication-based mobile payment schemes could inspire more merchants to prepare for contactless-payment acceptance. But the path to individual banks’ participation remains hazy, observers say.

Banks processing their own debit cards should modify their networks to accept new payment technologies, but it may be too soon to determine whether vendors pushing software to make that process easier will trigger a quick change, an industry analyst says.