BOSTON-The demand for business mobile banking services is a mixed bag, according to a new report from Aite Group.

SAN FRANCISCO-Users of mobile banking now believe that biometric identification-which rose in its rating-and the use of security questions or knowledge-based authentication (KBA)-which declined in its rating-are equally effective in mobile authentication, according to a new study.

BOSTON-Over the past 12 to 18 months, the United States has begun to move closer to a "tipping point" that will lead to the popularization of mobile payments.

SAN ANTONIO-Like a mother who hides her child's vitamins in the cereal, USAA Federal Savings Bank is disguising new technology through old-fashioned, face-to-face service.

SAN FRANCISCO-Launched in 2005 as a pioneer in online personal financial management tools, Wesabe, Inc. soon rose to prominence. The service allowed consumers to pull in transaction data from multiple financial institutions and compare their spending to that of their peers, through software and discussion groups it hosted.

A new customer segment – the “first-time defaulter” – has emerged in the past two years and is presenting challenges for banks, according to a survey examining the future of consumer lending conducted by the Deloitte Center for Financial Services.

Think Finance wanted to give underbanked consumers access to credit when they needed it and help them avoid a bad cycle of debt.

Chase, the consumer and commercial banking arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co., officially has rolled out a mobile-banking application for phones using Google Inc.’s Android operating system, the bank announced Dec. 2.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Mission FCU has signed with Fiserv to implement the company’s Portico account processing solution and several other services.

RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia CU has installed Code Green's new, interactive RateCast "loan calculation slider" to its website.

Singapore’s telecommunication regulator, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, has issued a “call for collaboration” seeking participation in the deployment of an interoperable Near Field Communication payments infrastructure in the country.

Starbucks Corp. has begun a national rollout of the mobile-payment system it began testing more than a year ago, the company announced Dec. 1.

FICO announced on Wednesday the results of its quarterly survey of bank risk professionals indicate a credit gap that has hindered U.S. consumer spending is likely to continue well into 2011. Also, lenders are unlikely to meet the credit demands of small businesses in the near term.

PITTSBURGH, Penn. – Omega FCU has selected Fiserv’s Portico account processing platform for their more than 16,000 members.

Petroleum retailers in New Zealand reportedly are considering a proposal to accept contactless credit cards for the fuel payment.

Transactis Inc. recently secured $7 million in financing from New York-based venture capital firm StarVest Partners that will enable it to focus on growing its electronic billing and loyalty programs, the electronic-billing technology company announced Nov. 30.

U.S. consumers’ credit scores dipped slightly during the recession and the total number of credit card accounts per household declined, but average credit scores remain well within the prime range, according to new data from Experian PLC.

The majority of companies are using outdated methods to reach customers and fail to take individual preferences into account, according to a survey of retail banking industry and customer communication trends released today.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – 3Rivers FCU has installed the MeridianLink XpressAccounts automated account opening system.

The University of Missouri-St. Louis received a $1.13 million grant from the Federal Trade Commission to examine the accuracy of information kept by the major U.S. credit reporting agencies.