Mobile-network operators NTT Docomo Inc. of Japan and KT Corp. of South Korea have inked a deal to support Near Field Communication payments for smartphones in the two countries that use Google Inc.’s Android operating system.

The Australian capital territory of Canberra plans to roll out the MyWay smart card ticketing system on its Action bus service starting Feb. 21, a spokesperson at the bus operator tells PaymentsSource.

DOTHAN, Ala. – Wiregrass FCU has contracted with TRC Interactive for the company’s CreditUnionTrainingOnline for employee training.

BEAVERTON, Ore. – First Tech CU has installed Diebold’s PassVault hand biometric identity system for its safe deposit boxes.

Better-than-expected merchant reaction to Intuit Inc.’s offer of free card readers and no monthly service fees to small merchants using its GoPayment mobile-payments service has prompted the company to extend the offer indefinitely, the Mountain View, Calif.-based company announced Feb. 16.

Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc. posted record fourth-quarter revenue while profits soared nearly 70% from a year earlier, the debt buyer and collection agency announced Feb. 15.

Puget Sound Energy is the first payment-accepting biller to join Doxo Inc.’s free online bill-payment website, the Web-service provider announced Feb. 16.

LOS ANGELES – Financial Partners CU is the latest big credit union to sign with Bluepoint Solutions to implement the company’s QwikDeposit ToGo as its mobile remote deposit capture platform.

Some Bank of America Corp. customers saw other people's transaction details through online banking, a report said, but the company insisted that no fraudulent activity resulted.

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Visa Inc. has joined forces with Starbucks Corp. in what may be one of the emerging mobile-payment industry’s first national promotions designed to improve a payment brand’s status within a mobile wallet.

SecureKey Technologies Inc. has received an investment from Intel Capital of Santa Clara, Calif., Intel Corp.’s global investment unit announced Feb. 14.

Quarterly and yearly profits at Encore Capital Group Inc. beat market expectations, helped by a huge jump in gross collections, the debt buyer and collection agency reported Feb. 14.

The state of Kerala in India will be the first to test the Common Mobility Card, an endeavor of the National Urban Transport Policy of India designed to provide a single means to access all types of public-transport systems throughout the country.

Garanti Bank is using VeriFone Systems Inc.’s Near Field Communication/contactless PIN-pad system in its nationwide rollout of an NFC mobile-payment initiative in Turkey, the payment-terminal maker announced Feb. 14.

The number of foreclosure filings nationwide fell to about 260,000 last month, 17% lower than in January 2010.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is teaming up with the image-capture vendor Mitek Systems Inc. to develop new applications for smartphones.

Online Resources Corp. said Monday that the Montana credit union service organization CUsource LLC has signed on as a reseller for its online banking and bill-payment services.

Between tending to tarantulas, looking after lizards and feeding the snakes every night, a mom-and-pop pet shop owner has enough predators to worry about. But there's one that threatens small businesses' very livelihood that often gets overlooked.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico Educators FCU said it plans to install Bluepoint Solutions’ QwikDeposit ToGo mobile remote deposit capture platform.