Matt Weidler, IT Asset Coordinator with Evangelical Christian Credit Union of Brea, Calif., has been named the winner of the first annual CO-OP THINK Prize for his idea to allow members to access ATMs using their cell phones.

The average U.S. credit card charge-off rate in April likely fell again as it headed toward historic lows, suggest preliminary monthly account-default data from the nation’s top credit card issuers Moody’s Investors Service analyzed.

DULUTH, Ga. – NCR unveiled new technology this morning that lets consumers video conference with live, remote credit union or bank tellers directly from the ATM.

Dwolla Corp., an alternative payments provider, is developing technology to help banks cut fraud as they start allowing transactions from mobile devices — and also help them decide which mobile devices are worth investing in to begin with.

LATHAM VILLAGE, Mich. – Michigan First CU said it working with CUTEK on a custom programming project.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame FCU announced yesterday has joined shared branching CU Service Centers’ shared branch network.

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. – TopLine FCU has deployed Riverbed Steelhead appliances between its data center and its remote disaster recovery site, helping it to improve the credit union’s business continuity and compliance capabilities.

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.