Despite the buzz surrounding mobile-banking services, a relatively few consumers use them on a regular basis, though nearly half are familiar with them, new research suggests.

Despite the buzz surrounding mobile-banking services, a relatively few consumers use them on a regular basis, though nearly half are familiar with them, new research suggests.

Users in India of the online funds-transfer and payment service offered by U.S.-based PayPal Inc. face additional hurdles when making transactions, according to a notice the eBay Inc. unit released May 9.

New Zealand’s small-business owners increasingly are using their own personal credit cards to finance their companies, research from Massey University’s Center for Small and Medium Enterprise Research has found.

Giving card issuers a potential new venue to tap small business mobile payments at the point of sale by selling speed, Intuit this week is demonstrating new renovations its GoPayment mobile service to eliminate the card readers that merchants attach to their mobile devices to execute card payments.

Visa Inc. is working with several banks to roll out a digital wallet service in the U.S. and Canada this fall that will let consumers make payments with Visa and non-Visa cards.

A study commissioned by the three largest credit-reporting firms found that less than 1% of consumer credit reports had errors leading to a significant change in the score.

Merrick Bank Corp. has signed on to offer Secure Vault Payments to merchants through its ISO network, and sources say the fledgling payment method may become available to 17 million consumers before the end of this month and to 50 million by year’s end.

Consumer credit card debt increased slightly in March by about $2 billion, marking only the second such monthly increase since 2008, according to data from the latest monthly G.19 Federal Reserve Board report.

PHOENIX – Desert Schools FCU has contracted with i365 for the company’s EVault Plug-n-Protect backup and recovery appliances via solution provider 3RP.

Consumer credit card debt increased slightly in March by about $2 billion, marking only the second such monthly increase since 2008, according to data the Federal Reserve Board released May 6.

VeriFone Systems Inc., the nation's largest maker of point of sale terminals, is introducing a new one that could make it as easy for merchants to accept alternative payments as it is to take Visa or MasterCard.

PayNearMe Inc. has launched a bill-payment function for its cash payment system that works with bar codes printed on billers’ statements.

When Judge W. Douglas Baird ordered collection agency Mark One Financial LLC to stop contacting Melanie Beacham and her family and friends on Facebook, it quickly raised questions about the role courts will play in governing the use of social networks by collectors.

Socialwise Inc. is furthering its promotion of its BillMyParents alternative payment system through its partnership with skateboarding star Rob Dyrdek.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – CO-OP Financial Services launched a new service this morning that will enable credit unions to remotely control the marketing and operational content of their ATMs.

RICHMOND-On the face of it, Call FCU and Mountain America FCU don't have much in common. They sit on opposite sides of the country and are separated by more than $2.5 billion in assets and a difference of about 320,000 members.

FAIRFAX, Va.-While a great many credit unions have established some sort of social media presence, few-if any-have found a way to effectively monetize it, much less even measure ROI.

BROOKFIELD, Wis.-According to a study from Fiserv, 15 of the nation's top banks and CUs are taking a "wait-and-see" attitude regarding mobile payments, indicating that the market will need to develop more before investments are made to support such platforms.

PORTLAND, Ore.-Numerous credit unions across the country have begun offering mobile access, nearly all of which extend service to members using an iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android device, and in some cases, other web-enabled smart phones, including ...