SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash.-Online members have been quick to size up their spending habits but seem less inclined to pay their bills at Horizon Credit Union's website here.

WASHINGTON-One year after unveiling a consolidation of its seven credit union brands and a new corporate image, Fiserv is reporting strong results across a number of platforms and business lines.

WASHINGTON-What the future of service delivery holds for CUs is anyone's guess. But some are seeking to remove some of the guesswork.

WASHINGTON-Credit unions seeking to lower the average age of their membership need to consider adding an online account opening and funding solution.

WASHINGTON-A company that invested $80 million and then gave away its product before ever seeing a return may know a thing or two about the new world of business models to which credit unions must adapt.

SEATTLE – Prevail CU has selected TRC Interactive to deliver First Line of Defense Fraud Detection and Loss Prevention Challenge, an online interactive experiential exercise for credit unions that helps keep their staff sharp, focused and alert to the latest scams.

The four organizations representing the nation’s accounts receivables management industry are calling on Congress to keep the Federal Trade Commission as the exclusive regulator of debt purchasers and collectors. The unprecedented action by the trade groups to come together is a response to proposed legislation that would strip the FTC of its powers and place the industry under a new authority.

HONOLULU – Hickam FCU said yesterday it has signed with Open Solutions Inc.’s Imaged Payment Technologies Group’s outsourced services to integrate with its existing core platform, Open Solutions’ DNA.

TransUnion reported that during the fourth quarter of 2009 its Credit Risk Index (CRI) indicated that risk conditions in the U.S. are beginning to moderate. The CRI is a statistic developed to measure the changes in average consumer credit risk within various geographies across the nation.

Citigroup Inc. is learning many consumers today do not share its enthusiasm for mobile payments.

PayPal Inc.'s new iPhone application is more than a payment system — the company is also trying to make it easier for people to use the app as a cash replacement.

MECHANICSBURG, Penn. – Members 1st FCU said it is rolling out a service that will offer customized websites for small businesses through Newtek Business Services.

CHARLESTON, S.C. – South Carolina FCU said it has selected Bluepoint Solutions’ ImagePoint Capture and Hub modules to electronically capture and aggregate check images.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Ent FCU has launched its first free iPhone application, an Ent Service Center and ATM Location Finder, on iTunes.

First Data Corp. plans to use technology embedded into a digital memory card as the next step in evolving the payment processor’s contactless-payment technology.

In Japan, Toyama Chihou Tetsudou Inc. on March 14 began issuing a contactless card called Ecomyca that transit riders may use to access all Toyama tram and rail lines. Mutual interoperability also simultaneously began between Ecomyca and Passca, another contactless card issued in 2006 by competitor Toyama Light Rail Co. Ltd., Toyama Chihou Tetsudou says.

Visa Inc. soon plans to introduce an online shopping platform providing consumers with one location to manage and store their e-commerce activity. The product, called Rightcliq, will enable consumers to shop online using stored card information, the card brand says.

LATHRUP VILLAGE, Mich.-Taking a page from Burger King's playbook, Michigan First CU is letting members have it their way, allowing members to choose their exact mix of bills when they withdraw money from MFCU ATMs.

Barclaycard reportedly plans to deploy mobile phones enabled with Near Field Communication payment technology in conjunction with France-based mobile-network operator Orange during the second half of this year. The report did not specify where the phone would be available, and both companies operate in multiple countries.

Mumbai passengers on the western line of the Indian city’s suburban railway network now may use the Mumbai Go contactless smart card for fare payments. The agency officially made the service available at midnight March 10, completing the implementation of smart card acceptance across the city’s public transport facilities, an official from the railway operator tells PaymentsSource.