Credit card issuers and other lenders’ attention to alternative credit-scoring data–information not provided by the three major bureaus–has intensified after the financial crisis spotlighted what some have called an over-reliance on traditional credit scores. A few are finally going the extra step and openly using this data.

Star One Credit Union chose Tyfone Inc. for mobile banking services partly because of the vendor’s Near Field Communication-based contactless payment capabilities, the $5.6 billion credit union said May 31.

VISTA, Calif. – Bluepoint Solutions and Panini said yesterday they are partnering to provide credit unions with an all-inclusive teller capture solution, including software, hardware, and support for a cost effective and consolidated price.

RICHMOND, Va. – Call FCU will implement Geezeo’s personal financial management social networking and web-based marketing platforms.

TEXARKANA, Texas – Red River CU has implemented Integrated Media Management’s TotaliSign solution, which allows members to sign documents electronically using an Apple iPad.

More U.S. issuers are committing to issuing EMV cards, commonly called chip-and-PIN for their primary security feature — but if you listen closely, you can hear the PIN drop.

American Express Co.’s top executive on June 1 poked proverbial holes in Google Inc.’s new mobile wallet, arguing in favor of a competing payments system his company is testing.

Silicon Valley Bank has joined the small number of U.S. banks that offer U.S. residents EMV chip cards, more commonly issued overseas.

Mobile-banking customers are three times more likely to use mobile payments than are consumers generally, new research shows.

Mobile-banking customers are three times more likely to use mobile payments than are consumers generally, new research shows.

Online gaming company Nvinium Games Inc. is installing a payments service enabling parents to set limits on how much their children can spend on specific e-commerce websites.

PayPal Inc. on May 26 said it has been selected as a payout option for third-party developers redeeming Facebook credits, Facebook Inc.’s online currency.

The estimated number of collection agencies and creditors that were sued in the April 16-30 period jumped to 540 compared with 504 in the first half of April, according to data from U.S. District Courts.

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Prices for charged-off credit card debt remain stubbornly high, continuing a trend that began in 2010 as tighter credit standards imposed by lenders began to shrink the available supply.

A federal district court judge ordered a marketing operation to pay more than $3.7 million as part of a contempt case for violating a 2008 court order.

Three state-owned banks in Thailand on June 1 will begin offering credit card customers additional funds to refinance their outstanding credit card debts, a Bank of Thailand spokesperson tells PaymentsSource.

Mopay Inc. on May 25 announced a new platform for mobile payments.

Starbucks Corp. is known for its nonalcoholic beverages, but the success of its mobile payments application has forced it to contend with a bootlegger.

From the Department of How Soon They Forget: Subprime is making a comeback.