Lawsuits filed in the U.S. against units of HSBC Holdings PLC charge that the lender's credit card payment-protection service defrauds disabled, retired and unemployed consumers, according to Bloomberg News.

The majority of U.S. consumers with Internet access routinely pay bills online, and online bill payment continues to grow faster than all other consumer payment methods, suggest the results of a survey Synergistics Research Corp. released July 7.

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank has become the first financial institution in the United Arab Emirates to launch mobile-payment services in collaboration with Etisalat, according to a spokesperson for the mobile operator.

U.S. consumer confidence declined in June as uncertainty about the economy increased, according to survey data Discover Financial Services released last week.

ONTARIO, Calif. – CUs that partner with Credit Union Direct Lending (CUDL) can now let their members know they can shop for cars on their iPhone.

Social-networking website Facebook quickly is becoming the next playground for payment companies.

A state-backed program to promote the Go Card, a contactless smart card-ticketing system the TransLink Transit Authority operates in South East Queensland, Australia, apparently is failing to meet its goals.

Bluepoint Solutions, a provider of remote deposit capture solutions, announced the release of QwikDeposit To Go, a mobile remote deposit capture application.

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. – Teledata Communications, a provider of online loan origination software, said it has agreed with Open Dealer Exchange, LLC to provide direct integration services with Teledata’s DecisionLender solution.

VISTA, Calif. – Bluepoint Solutions, a provider of remote deposit capture solutions, announced the release of QwikDeposit To Go, a mobile remote deposit capture application.

The allure of mobile payments, which Generator Research, a United Kingdom-based research firm, estimates will grow to an estimated $600 billion worldwide by 2014, has drawn AT&T Inc. into the fray, as have the merchants accepting payments via their phones. The telecommunication giant announced July 7 it will work with Apriva to sell the wireless-payments company’s AprivaPay and AprivaPay Professional mobile-payment services.

Many of Canada’s merchants and financial institutions are on track to meet a key deadline less than three months from now for converting to EMV chip-and-PIN card technology. And that means certain fraudsters likely will begin looking southward for new crime opportunities, experts in payment processing and terminal manufacturing say.

The number of Visa-branded contactless cards in use in the United Kingdom could reach 12 million by the end of the year, Visa Europe predicts.

U.S. consumer confidence declined in June as uncertainty about the economy increased, according to survey data Discover Financial Services released July 7.

When Mitchell Cobrin became the new president and CEO of HomeATM ePayment Solutions in March, it signaled a shift in the company’s business model.

FICO announced the general availability of FICO Debt Manager solution version 8.0 for collections and recovery.

MasterCard Inc. announced a free application for Apple Inc.'s iPhone that lets users track special deals offered through the payments network's online shopping portal, MasterCard MarketPlace.

As credit card issuers retool their offerings to cope with new industry regulations and a more-cautious consumer mood following the recession, Barclaycard US hopes to succeed by bucking a few key trends.

PXT Payments on July 7 announced a smart debit card program in Brookline, Mass., tied to its Parcxmart street-parking application. Brookline and PXT officials are touting the card as a means for downtown retailers to compete with stores in malls that having plentiful parking.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. recently became the first of the major U.S. financial institution to offer mobile remote-deposit capture. Launched July 2, the service enables customers to deposit checks into their accounts using images captured with cameras on their Apple Inc. iPhones.