Continuing its expansion into newer payments-related territory, Visa Inc. intends to focus on increasing its presence in mobile payments, online commerce and funds transfers, Joseph W. Saunders told analysts during a conference call to discuss fiscal first-quarter earnings.

Visa Inc. is expanding its relationship with MoneyGram International Inc. to grab a bigger piece of the remittance market.

Sports-graphics retailer Fathead LLC will use ModaSolutions Corp.’s online eBillme service as an option at checkout, the alternative payment provider announced Feb. 3.

Visa Europe and Monitise PLC have formed a partnership to develop mobile-payment services for Visa’s member financial institutions within Europe, the companies announced Feb. 3.

Payments processor ProPay Inc. is testing a mobile application that enables consumers to pay brick-and-mortar merchants using their smartphones instead of handing over a card.

Commuters on the 14-mile-long rail line connecting Lindenwood, N.J., and Philadelphia would be able to use any contactless-payment card to access trains following a pilot Cubic Corp. announced Feb. 2.

Users of Apple Inc.’s iPhones in the United Kingdom will be able to securely purchase Chiltern Railways train tickets and display them as on-screen barcodes using an application set to launch this spring.

An estimated 426 different collection agencies and creditors were sued under consumer statutes in the first half of January, up from 392 in the second half of December but down from 510 in the fist half of December, according to data from U.S. district courts.

Despite their exemption from the Federal Reserve Board’s proposed cap on debit card fees, small banks and credit unions are hesitant to spend big money on payments technology until more details are available, according to vendor Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

In the mobile banking business, a one-size-fits-all approach just doesn't cut it, as Firethorn Holdings LLC found out.

NEW YORK – Viewpointe, one of the main check and image exchange networks, on Tuesday rolled out a new service for digital storage and records management called OnPointe.

SAN FRANCISCO – mFoundry yesterday launched mDeposit Express, a standalone mobile deposit capture solution that banks and credit unions can use to provide customers with an immediate mobile deposit solution, regardless of their current mobile banking platform.

Consumers between the ages of 18 and 34 are driving up debit card use to control spending, though older Baby Boomers continue to rely on credit cards for most purchases, new research suggests.

SafetyPay Inc. will provide JetPay LLC with a worldwide payment platform that provides additional value and access to a suite of alternative payment options, Coy Lynch, JetPay vice president, noted in Feb. 1 press release announcing the companies’ partnership.

Some large banks are starting to ease underwriting standards on U.S. consumer credit card applications, according to survey data the Federal Reserve Board released Jan. 31.

CIBC has become Canada’s latest issuer of PayPass-enabled MasterCard credit cards, the issuer and card brand announced Feb. 1.

PayPal Inc. last week released a new set of changes in its user agreement for Indian customers in a move one observer says helps the company avoid Reserve Bank of India scrutiny.

Consumers "like" rock bands and clothing brands on Facebook. A loyalty rewards startup expects that they will also "like" their banks in exchange for discounts on purchases.

An underdeveloped, diverse and fragmented Indian payments market represents an opportunity for companies to help bring stability to that market, a new report from Mercator Advisory Group suggests.

WEST JORDAN, Utah – Mountain America CU has replaced its electronic signature offering with CIC’s newly released SignatureOne Console.