MADISON, Wis.-A data breach announced last week at Heartland Payment Systems, one of the largest to date and possibly affecting 100 million credit and debit cards, has raised the issue of the need for tighter Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards, suggests CUNA Mutual Group.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Corporate One FCU has contracted with CheckFree to implement the company’s Advantage Fee to provided it with automated fee billing services.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Royal CU has contracted with iPay Technologies to provide its 113,000 members with bill-payment and small-business products.

DALLAS -- Advancial FCU announced it has agreed to implement Dynamic Card Solutions’ patented CardWizard software and FCP 20/20 flat card printer in 12 branch locations – enabling the secure instant issuance of unembossed Visa debit cards.

RYE, N.Y. – USAlliance FCU said yesterday it has signed with Open Solutions to implement the company’s The Complete Credit Union Solution DNA core processing system.

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ARLINGTON, Texas – Security One FCU said yesterday it has converted its signature debit and credit card processing to TNB Card Services.

PARCHMONT, Mich. – First Community FCU said it has become the first credit union to install Integrated Media Management’s Teller Item Capture with DataSafe, the credit union’s in-house core processing system.

SAN DIEGO-USA Federal here saved about $250,000 on technology last year using an age-old shopper's technique: bargaining for a better price.

Whatever became of the once-hot trend toward offering online money management through the CU's own site? And given the market, are plans for an 09 or 10 launch of such a service ill advised?

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-Sometimes IT managers just want to have fun, too.

PASADENA, Calif.-Tools that take a "top-down" approach to assess credit risk in the entire loan portfolio are available for the first time to credit unions.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Members will look for last-minute ways to instantly pay bills in the tough economy of 2009, and contactless cards, mobile payments, and ACH options will help them do it, according to one person's forecast.

ROSEVILLE, Mich.-Generation Y hangs out at Facebook.com, so Christian Financial Credit Union (CFCU) decided one year ago that would be just the real estate it needed to open a branch.

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ROSEBURG, Ore.-Any robbers hitting Cascade Community FCU here will now be captured in full-color, high-definition video that can zoom down to the smallest of tattoos on a criminal's hand or scars on a face and, word-for-word, the writing on a robbery note.