ATLANTA – Delta Community CU said yesterday it has contracted with PSCU Financial Services Total Member Care call center services to support account and lending member inquiries.

PASADENA, Calif. – Wescomm Central CU’s Wescom Resources Group announced the release of MemberEdge Mobile Banking 2.0, the latest edition of its suite of mobile applications for credit unions.

LIVE OAK, Texas – Randolph-Brooks FCU launched a mobile banking application yesterday designed specifically for Apple's popular iPad tablet computer, the first credit union to implement the program by Vertifi Software LLC.

Two more banks have signed up for Secure Vault Payments, according to eWise Systems USA Inc., the Denver-based company working with NACHA, the electronic payments association, to offer the technology.

Global shipments of handsets with Near Field Communication technology should increase to nearly 550 million units by 2015, helped by the decision earlier this month by three major U.S. wireless carriers to partner with leading credit card companies on a mobile-commerce initiative, according to new IHS iSuppli research.

The national mortgage delinquency rate (the rate of borrowers 60 or more days past due) decreased for the fifth consecutive quarter, dropping to 6.19% at the end of the first quarter, according to TransUnion.

SAN FRANCISCO-Visa is working with a select group of credit unions and banks to launch a digital wallet later this year that will store Visa and non-Visa payments accounts and deliver a broad range of financial transaction capabilities.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame FCU has signed with SkillSurvey to implement the company’s Pre-Hire 360 employee candidate tool.

WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice filed an antitrust suit last week to stop VeriFone from acquiring Hypercom because it would eliminate one of only three competitors in the manufacture of the ubiquitous point-of-sale payments terminals.

SAN DIEGO–Mobile payments actually could increase the use of cards instead of replacing them with phones, an analyst said May 11 during a panel discussion on the future of merchant acquiring here at the Electronic Transactions Association’s Annual Meeting & Expo.

PNC’s new Money Bar Desktop widget casts the bank as an angel on the shoulder of its users, an ever-present advocate that reminds consumers to be responsible spenders.

After the mobile-purchasing system in Apple Inc.’s iPhone game Smurfs’ Village led Apple to set new spending restrictions for mobile apps, the game’s developer has followed up with further restrictions for the game itself.

DES MOINES, Iowa – Dwolla, a payments start-up known for low-cost money transfers, has introduced new technology that provides credit unions and banks an interactive, real-time snapshot of their members’ and customers’ behavior.

Debt buyer Asta Funding Inc. reported flat earnings and revenue May 10 and a drop in cash collections for the fiscal second quarter ended March 31. The Englewood Cliffs, N.J.-based firm also reported spending more on credit card and other debt portfolios during the quarter.

The news that Isis is seeking to expand its model by working with traditional card systems reveals the importance of wide cooperation in developing an NFC payments ecosystem.

With sales of mobile devices outpacing their distribution of debit and credit cards, banks in some countries are looking at new ways consumers may access cash at ATMs.

DeviceFidelity Inc. on Wednesday said it was issued a patent for using near-field communication technology to perform payment and other activities on mobile devices.

PHOENIX – Arizona State CU said it is the first credit union in Arizona to offer eDeposit, a remote deposit solution that allows new and current members the option to deposit checks from the comfort of their homes.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame FCU has implemented Integrated Media Management’s TotaleAtlasWeb.

In launching its own digital wallet, Visa Inc. says its size will help it succeed in a market where many established payment companies have learned the hard way that bigger is not always better.