LATHAM, N.Y.-Rubber duckies wearing eye-patches hurl themselves at angry pirate monkeys in "Duck Pirates," the first Android and iPhone video game created by a credit union.

AUSTIN, Texas-There's a new player in the mobile banking game, but credit unions may well recognize some of the founders of the just-launched FI-MOBILE, Inc.

MULBERRY, Fla.-Magnify Credit Union's new origination system makes faster, higher quality consumer loans and cross-sales-at a fraction of the cost of previous technology.

LARAMIE, Wyo.-UniWyo CU here can't decide what's best about its new personal financial management (PFM) software: that PFM offers members the best in online money management, or that the CU's core vendor delivers the software integrated with the data processing and Internet banking platforms.

Danal Inc.'s BilltoMobile is launching a payment service for e-commerce sites to route payments through the phone bills of more than 200 mobile carriers across 60 countries.

The Central Bank of Nigeria will not extend the operational deadline for a second time for the 16 companies it has granted in-principle approval to offer mobile payments in Nigeria to prove their worthiness of a license to provide those services.

PayPal Inc. is now connected to Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 game consoles, a move that could spur growth in digital-game sales similar to what PayPal did for parent eBay Inc.’s marketplace a decade ago.

In concert with the release of new data indicating 40% of all payment cards and 71% of terminals worldwide now support the EMV standard, EMVCo LLC, the organization managing the EMV specifications, on May 20 released a new guide to help expand adoption of the chip-and-PIN technology.

In another sign that U.S. consumer credit card issuers are beginning to see some new-account growth following the recession, Equifax Inc. on May 20 reported new bankcard accounts in February were up 28% compared with a year earlier.

CHICAGO–Evolving mobile technology is leading payment companies to develop new business models to capture revenue in a market many observers believe soon will offer enormous opportunities, executives said here May 20 during a panel discussion at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s annual conference.

Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson’s office on May 20 sued debt collection giant Encore Capital Group Inc. for allegedly using fraudulent “robo-signed” affidavits in lawsuits against consumers.

U.S. banks and payments companies are attracted to China’s explosive population growth and surging economy, but the country’s regulatory climate makes the market a wild card.

Forming new partnerships with mobile-payments players is a top priority for Barclaycard, the new head of the issuer’s U.S. mobile business said May 19.

LAKE JACKSON, Texas – Texas Dow Employees CU has implemented UniFi’s FI-MOBILE co-branded mobile banking application platform.

Australian credit card debt has climbed to a record high, with total outstandings reaching AU$49.3 billion (US$52 billion or 36.8 billion euros) in March, up 4.7% from AU$47.1 billion a year earlier, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia.

A payment-terminal maker and a restaurant-software provider are teaming up to enable restaurant patrons to use Near Field Communication-equipped smartphones to pay their tabs at the table. The contactless technology also integrates transaction information with business software.

CHICAGO–Traditional U.S. payments players should adjust their industry approach to address evolving consumer preferences that are causing dramatic market changes to occur, an executive from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta told attendees here May 19 during a panel discussion at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s annual conference.

The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act last year put an end to many consumer credit card practices lawmakers considered unfair, but it had little effect on business-oriented credit cards, most of which continue to skirt the new rules, a new study suggests.

PayPal Inc. has added the ability for users of Android smartphones to fund their accounts by taking a picture of a paper check.

In the rush to offer mobile banking to as many customers as possible, several banks have taken a fragmented approach, making different apps for separate regions, customer bases and even different functions tied to the same account. But a startup says it doesn't have to be that way.