As one of the first resellers of VeriFone Holdings Inc.’s PayWare Mobile service, Merchant 360 Inc. says some mobile merchants like that the service includes a card reader that enables them to get card-present transaction rates.

Ingenico SA has introduced a suite of mobile-commerce applications designed to work with most mobile devices merchants already own, thereby simplifying the sales process for independent sales organizations hoping to convince more merchants to accept payment cards, contends the France-based point-of-sale terminal maker.

Ingenico SA has introduced a suite of mobile-commerce applications designed to work with most mobile devices merchants already own, thereby simplifying the sales process for independent sales organizations hoping to convince more merchants to accept payment cards, contends the France-based point-of-sale terminal maker.

Blackboard Inc., a technology company that caters to education facilities, last week announced the availability of a university identification card that uses contactless technology to enable payments and building access.

GROTON, Conn. – Charter Oak FCU has signed with Aithent, Inc., to implement the company’s Fraud Manager, a Web-based solution for financial crime investigations.

PALO ALTO, Calif. – Stanford FCU members can receive a free website tailored specifically for their business courtesy of Newtek Business Services, the credit union said yesterday.

Firethorn Holdings LLC is offering consumers free access to their accounts at more than 3,700 financial institutions through a single mobile application, according to the Atlanta-based mobile-service provider.

SAN FRANCISCO – Patelco CU said it has implemented ForeScout Technologies’ CounterACT solution to defend against malware attacks and insider fraud and assist with regulatory compliance.

In another sign the economic recovery is slow-going, consumer bankruptcy filings surged 14% in February compared with a year earlier, according to a report by the American Bankruptcy Institute.

LINTHICUM, Md. – State Employees CU yesterday said it has signed with MRG Document Technologies to implement the company’s electronic document preparation services.

BURLINGTON, Mass. – EasCorp FCU, which pioneered mobile deposits over Apple’s iPhone last month, on Wednesday said it has introduced an application that will enable deposits over Google’s Android cell phone.

Merchants appear to like VeriFone Holdings Inc.’s PayWare mobile-phone payment service on Apple Inc.’s iPhone and their customers are completing big-ticket purchases using the devices.

Nokia Corp. plans to team up with Mumbai-based Yes Bank to plot Nokia Money, a mobile-commerce platform, in India, a Bangalore-based official at the Finnish Handset Maker tells PaymentsSource.

TUKWILA, Wash. – BECU plans to roll out CashEdge’s Intelligent Money Movement POPmoney person-to-person payments service in the next few weeks.

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. – United FCU yesterday announced it is implementing Financial Management Solutions’ Lobby Tracking System that monitors lobby traffic flow and collects real-time product and service sales data – per branch and individual service representative.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Three Rivers FCU yesterday said it has selected GMT Corp.’s On-Demand branch workforce optimization solution.

WARMINISTER, Penn. – Freedom CU has joined twitter, at twitter.com/FreedomCUinPA, as part of the credit union’s social media strategy.

DENVER – Public Service CU has selected VSoft Corp.’s Straight Through Image Processing services.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Royal CU, which is integrating new branches from its merger with REAL Financial CU and the acquisition of Anchorank branches, is rolling out new digital signs form StrandVision of Menomonie, Wis.

Time may be running out for contactless “tap and go” payment to prove itself as a viable concept as it languishes some five years after the technology’s U.S. launch.