PHILADELPHIA – University of Pennsylvania FCU has signed with Skyline’s DirectFED to implement the company’s Remote Deposit Capture system.

The Co-operative Group Ltd. and Barclaycard UK announced July 14 an agreement in which the grocery-store operator will become the first major United Kingdom food retailer to accept contactless payment.

The prepaid card market has come a long way over the past two decades, and T. Jack Williams has been there since virtually the beginning. As director of membership services at Blockbuster Entertainment, Williams played a key role in creating the world’s first merchant gift card program in the spring of 1994. He later went on to help launch the Kmart Cash Card in 1997 while at Stored Value Systems, at the time a division of National City Bank (see bio). This was the first merchant gift card that also included AT&T long-distance minutes.

HOUSTON – Right Choice CU has contracted with Skyline’s DirectFED to implement the company’s Remote Deposit Capture system.

RICHMOND, Va. – Dominion CU is providing members with Geezeo’s personal financial management, social networking and Web community platforms, and integrated marketing solution.

RALEIGH, N.C. – State Employees’ CU has implemented RATA Associates HMDA Comply Suite.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Pentagon FCU announced yesterday it is now offering check scanning capability to its “Deposit Anywhere” check deposit program.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Technology CU has agreed to implement DocuSign’s e-signature solution to securely expedite the establishment of new member accounts and accelerate the loan signing process online.

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Affinity FCU said it has implemented Integrated Media Management’s TotaleAtlasWeb remote signature capture and secure document delivery solution.

SoftBank Telecom Corp. on July 5 began offering the first cloud technology-based transaction-clearing service in Japan, according to the Tokyo-based technology company.

Over the past two years, Acculynk Inc. has worked to become the industry standard for PIN-debit transactions on the Internet with its PaySecure product.

Barclays Bank PLC on July 8 launched an updated version of an account offering designed to give university students more control over their finances by enabling them to select their own overdraft limits and receive alerts when funds are low.

Fremont, Calif.-based Patelco Credit Union has become the first financial institution in the U.S. to launch Mobile Popmoney, which will enable Patelco's members to send an electronic payment directly to another person via an e-mail or text message from their mobile phone.

FREMONT, Calif. – Patelco Credit Union has become the first financial institution in the U.S. to launch Mobile Popmoney, which will enable Patelco's members to send an electronic payment directly to another person via an e-mail or text message from their mobile phone.

SAN FRANCISCO – MasterCard last week made available a free app for mobile device users that lets MasterCard cardholders have on-the-go access to the deep discounts (50% or more) offered by MasterCard MarketPlace’s “Overwhelming Offers.”

Monitise PLC, a United Kingdom-based provider of mobile banking and payments services, on July 13 announced plans to raise £32.4 million (US$48.6 million or 38.7 million euros) through the sale of company shares and a subscription by Visa Inc. that will raise the card brand’s shareholding interest in the company to 14.4% from 12.6%.

MOL Global Bhd. has inked a deal with Facebook to enable Asian consumers to purchase virtual goods, such as online games and applications, using the U.S.-based social network, the Malaysia-based online-payments provider announced recently.

A Federal Trade Commission report concludes that the system for resolving consumer collection disputes is broken, and recommends litigation and arbitration reforms to improve efficiency and fairness to consumers.

Some signs suggest a general chill in consumer credit card lending may be thawing as the economy improves. However, the American Bankers Association’s chief economist says issuers are likely to keep a tight rein on credit lines.

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. – Carswell Data Products said six credit unions have selected its e-Sig Plus paperless document management software suite.