BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-Affinity FCU here is aggregating a hoard of warning signs to detect money laundering in high-risk member accounts-but accurately assigning account risk took awhile.

MARIETTA, Ga.-LGE Community CU is spending less time gathering data and making more informed strategic decisions by using a business intelligence solution.

WICHITA FALLS, Texas-Credit union managers are doing some of their handiwork from iPhone, Android and BlackBerry mobile devices instead of being chained to their desks and laptops.

WABASH, Ind.-Employees at Beacon CU here turned to the Passageways portal for merger help when the $800-million CU joined forces with DeKalb Financial CU in August, said Kathy Houghtalen, Beacon's project manager.

LANSING, Mich.-Even as two credit unions become one during Lake Trust CU's merger here, employees know exactly where to go to get the latest word and to get to know one another: the employee portal.

LAS VEGAS-Credit unions must unite against PayPal by offering alternative payment services that members are willing to pay for-before the online giant makes off with all the profits.

SAN FRANCISCO-The exponential adoption of smart phones has helped stabilize mobile banking rates, and mobile banking growth is poised to begin a steady and upward growth trend in 2011, according to a new study from Javelin Strategy & Research.

LAKE MARY, Fla.-The computer desktops at CFE FCU last twice as long as those at other CUs-and they're most likely more secure.

LAS VEGAS-Virtual desktops are seductive, but it may be best to deploy them slowly. That's according to Michael Norton, manager, information systems, Spokane Teachers CU (STCU), who spoke at the CUNA Technology Council Summit here.

LAKE MARY, Fla.-Kevin Wright, VP-information technology at CFE FCU, offered some key tips for deploying virtual desktops.

The online loan facilitator Prosper Marketplace Inc. has expanded the types of loans available on its website.

Financial institutions should focus on marketing to individuals between the ages of 18 and 34 to grow their emerging consumer-payments businesses. But the so-called Millennial Generation surprisingly is nonplussed by mobile payments, despite its growing exposure in the market, suggest the results of a recent study.

Two more retailers have joined Commonwealth Bank’s contactless-payments initiative in Australia, adding more momentum to adoption of the technology throughout the country.

LAS VEGAS — In their efforts to sign people up for mobile banking, banks can be their own worst enemy.

Allied Interstate Inc., a large collection agency based in St. Louis Park, Minn., will pay $1.75 million to settle federal allegations that employees repeatedly tried to collect debts from the wrong person, the Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday.

TEMPE, Ariz. – TruWest CU has teamed up with Intuit Financial Services to offer text message-based mobile banking and FinanceWorks, an online financial management solution.

Karnataka Bank Ltd. on Oct. 20 became the latest bank in India to launch a biometric smart card for cash withdrawals, according to the Bangalore-based bank.

Zimbabwe’s first mobile-payment system launches next month.

EBay Inc.’s payment unit, which includes PayPal Inc. and Bill Me Later, continues to gain momentum as it expands its offerings into mobile and contactless payments.

CashEdge Inc. hopes to help its client banks reach a wider audience through its Popmoney electronic payment service by making it possible to get cash payments.