New data shows rapid growth of mobile bill payment

May 2, 2013

Financial services technology provider Fiserv Inc. has released new data from surveys on the state of bill paying. Not surprisingly, mobile has become an…

Why ATM-user education isn't just about education (video)

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Sure it helps the user, but educating the public can also benefit the ATM deployer in important ways.

Will low-cost smartphones drive up demand for ATM/mobile interoperability?

April 24, 2013

Increasingly, the smartphone market is asserting dominance over the feature phone market, a trend that points to the likelihood of growing consumer demand for…

Colorado credit union chooses Tyfone for mobile banking

April 22, 2013

Boulder Valley Credit Union is the latest financial institution to choose Tyfone's mobile financial services. The CU has more than 210,000 members and more…

Study: mobile and tablet banking

April 19, 2013

Mercator Advisory Group has announced the publication of "Mobile and Tablet Banking: A Catalyst for Change." The study investigates how mobile devices are…

Mobile banking: Increased acceptance equals greater opportunities for FIs

by Rebecca Hellmann — Marketing and Sales Coordinator, Welch ATM

Mobile devices have become a part of everyday life around the world, used for banking, entertainment, communication, payments, budgeting and even shopping. A…

Fiserv adds real-time money transfer to its P2P service

April 18, 2013

Financial tech provider Fiserv Inc. is revving up Popmoney Instant Payments. Now users can send and receive funds through the service and have those funds…

Fiserv ACCEL/Exchange now just Accel

April 16, 2013

The applications are broader, so the name needed to be shorter. The streamlining of Fiserv "ACCEL/Exchange" to simply "Accel" is the result of a repositioning…

City Bank Texas adds mobile bill payment by Picture Pay

April 15, 2013

Allied Payment Network, a provider of online bill payment services to the financial industry, has announced that City Bank Texas, a Lubbock, Texas-based FI…

Study: Despite increased use, mobile payments, banking dogged by security concerns

April 11, 2013

A new report from Interactive Advertising Bureau, in partnership with InMobi and Viggle, has found that mobile users are increasingly using mobile devices to…

FTC issues report on increased use of mobile payments

by Terry Dooley — SVP & CIO, ITS, Inc

The Federal Trade Commission recently issued a staff report titled "Paper, Plastic … or Mobile?" The report, which is based on an FTC workshop, highlights key…

Report offers definition, advice to FIs on mobile wallets

April 8, 2013

Analysts at IDC Financial Insights have announced a new report intended to aid financial institutions navigate the world of mobile payments. The report…

First Tech first to offer native Windows phone banking app

April 2, 2013

First Tech Federal Credit Union has become the first credit union in the United States to introduce a native Windows Phone mobile banking app. So it should…

Fed Study: Mobile banking a rising trend

April 2, 2013

The Federal Reserve Board has released results from its second survey of mobile and financial services and the results show that mobile banking is on the rise.

Wintrust pilots FIS cardless ATM access

April 1, 2013

FIS, a provider of banking and payments technology, has announced that Wintrust Financial Corp. will conduct a pilot test of the FIS Cardless Cash Access…

Future of Payments: ATM & Mobile Executive Summit 2013

An intriguing dynamic is playing out in the payments landscape: The demand for both cash and mobile financial services is increasing concurrently. Mobile…

Study: Mobile wallets: the US landscape

March 28, 2013

Growing consumer use of smartphones is creating a market for mobile wallets capable of serving many of the same purposes physical wallets served for centuries.

Amex Bluebird evolves into a 'virtual bank'

by James Wester

Now offering FDIC insurance and paper checks, the prepaid is looking like an online bank with ATM branches.

Interac and partners demo Canada's first contactless mobile debit scheme

March 27, 2013

ATM and debit network Interac today heralded the first NFC mobile debit transaction to take place in Canada. But more than a first for Canada, the transaction…

Ukraine bank launches payWave using SmartVista platform

March 21, 2013

BPC Banking Technologies, a provider of open system e-payment solutions, has announced the launch of Visa payWave products at Credit Dnepr Bank in Ukraine. The…