Inside Contactless is working with another France-based contactless-technology firm to develop kiosks and electronic wallets that use Near Field Communication, an Inside spokesperson tells PaymentsSource.

SAN DIEGO – USA FCU announced yesterday it has signed with ClairMail to power its new mobile banking technology and services.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – AllSouth FCU said it will implement TEKchand’s ATMLive Manager Platform for managing content and electronic journals on both its legacy and Windows ATM deployments.

The results of a pilot Discover Financial Services recently completed of its Zip contactless-payment sticker suggest consumers are eager to use contactless stickers for routine payments as a bridge before Near Field Communication-equipped mobile handsets are available on a mass scale, Discover says.

If the banking industry was seeking clarity on the trend in consumer loan delinquencies, it did not receive it in the latest American Bankers Association data.

Beaverton, Ore.-based First Tech Credit Union is warning its members of a new malicious banking application it discovered that apparently is designed to steal online banking account details on Google's new Android cellphones.

LAKE JACKSON, Texas – Texas Dow Employees CU has contracted with PSCU Financial Services for its Electronic Banking suite, which includes online and mobile banking platforms.

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – Digital FCU has implemented fiVISION’s digitized wire transfer validation module designed to cut processing time in half.

BEAVERTON, Ore. – First Tech CU is warning its members of a new malicious banking application it discovered that apparently is designed to steal online banking account details on Google's new Android cellphones.

AUSTIN, Texas – Security experts are monitoring credit unions for a so-called "zeusbot" attack, which is bypassing many anti-virus and malware scanning software used by credit union members, putting their personal financial jeopardy when they log on to their home banking service.

WASHINGTON – Thousands of credit unions, banks, payment processors and other businesses are expected to join a series of simulated cyber attacks next month, which will test the vulnerability of the financial network.

Five villages will become the first in the Indian state of Tripura to be covered under a biometric banking card initiative overseen by Tripura State Cooperative Bank, a spokesperson for the Agartala-based bank tells PaymentsSource.

Merced School Employees Federal Credit Union members now can pay bills using their mobile phones through a recent agreement the Merced, Calif.-based institution made that provides them access to Fiserv Inc.’s Mobile Money service.

Best Buy Co. Inc. has made good on threats it made in July to drop acceptance of Visa Inc.’s contactless payWave cards because of the interchange rates the network applies to them, according to an industry analyst.

Best Buy Co. Inc. has made good on threats it made in July to drop acceptance of Visa Inc.’s contactless payWave cards because of the interchange rates the network applies to them, according to an industry analyst.

British issuer Barclaycard and mobile-network operator Orange UK have launched a cobranded contactless credit card, a product that brings the two firms closer to offering payments via mobile phones.

RALEIGH, N.C. – State Employees’ CU has signed a three-year deal with ATTUS Technologies to provide the $18 billion credit union with its WatchDOG Pro to fulfill its OFAC and USA PATRIOT Act compliance requirements.

SAN FRANCISCO – Patelco CU announced yesterday it has signed with CO-OP Financial Services to offer the company MY Deposit system, which allows members to deposit checks from their home or office.

WASHINGTON – Government Printing Office FCU said yesterday it has signed with CRI Solutions to provide its members with online lending software solutions via CRI’s InterLend online lending system, as well as Collateral Protection Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance.

At the start of 2009, consumers said, almost timidly, that it would be nice to be able to manage their bank accounts with mobile phones. Now, they are demanding such services.