Montise, Visa to introduce mobile payments in Nigeria

December 5, 2010

Montise Plc today announced that the Central Bank of Nigeria has granted Montise and its partners a provisional license to introduce mobile payments in the…

Industry experts see connection between ATMs and mobile phones

ATMs and mobile phones shouldn't be two ships passing in the night.

Co-op Financial will launch mobile banking service

Co-op Financial Services, a credit union service organization, dials up mobile banking.

Indian bank to launch national mobile money network

Union Bank of India will launch a mobile money network throughout the country.

Mitek Systems reports fiscal fourth-quarter and yearend results

November 15, 2010

Mitek Systems Inc., a mobile-imaging applications firm for the financial services industry, today reported fourth-quarter and full-year financial results for…

U.S. Bank, Visa to begin mobile-payment pilot

U.S. Bank and Visa Inc. soon will begin testing mobile payments in more than a dozen states.

PNC's PINACLE puts mobile banking in the hands of company executives

PINACLE Mobile gives financial executives another reason to keep their smart phones close.

ATM Potential in Africa

by Mike Lee — CEO of the ATM Industry Association, ATM Industry Association

In RBR's latest press release entitled "China to become world's largest ATM market by 2015," one piece of information jumped out at me from the page more than…

Fifth Third expects to put more shine on Bling Nation's mobile payments

Mobile payments company Bling Nation’s agreement with Fifth Third Processing Solutions will spark Bling’s expansion beyond its current six-state area, said…

Hancock Bank offers mobile banking through NCR

September 28, 2010

Hancock Bank, a Gulfport, Miss.-based financial institution, is offering customers mobile banking supplied by NCR Corp. The bank’s customers will be able to…

Bling Nation expands mobile payments to Stanford University

September 27, 2010

Bling Nation, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based mobile payments company, announced yesterday that it has expanded its services to nearby Stanford University.Stanford…

Will NFC handsets alter the course of contactless mobile payments

by Dominic Hirsch — manager, Retail Banking Research

In December 2008, I said that “it seems inconceivable that contactless will not be universal in the future – if not on cards in the short term, then on mobile…

First Data partners with Korean company to offer mobile payments

First Data Corp. yesterday signed a partnership agreement with a Korean company to provide mobile payments services in the first quarter of 2011, said Chris…

mFoundry installs mobile-banking platform for Tennessee bank

September 14, 2010

Mobile banking provider mFoundry recently announced that it has installed a mobile-banking platform for First Tennessee Bank in under 60 days.

Jack Henry & Associates launches P2P service

September 12, 2010

Jack Henry & Associates Inc., which announced last week that it will offer a standalone person-to-person electronic payments service, becomes the second…

Dutch banks, mobile phone companies target mobile payments

September 9, 2010

Three of The Netherlands’ largest banks and three mobile telephone operators have signed an agreement to offer payments at the point-of-sale with smart phones…

Mitek, Fiserv partner on mobile phone deposits

August 31, 2010

Mitek Systems Inc. has partnered with Fiserv Inc. to offer a service that enables bank customers to deposit checks from their camera-equipped smartphones.…

Mobile-banking platform that finds surcharge-free ATMs celebrates a milestone

August 25, 2010

mFoundry, a mobile banking platform provider, today celebrated 1 million end users, an achievement that signals mobile banking has become a key customer…

California bank moves to mobile-banking platform

August 24, 2010

Bank of the West, a San Francisco-based financial institution, has signed a contract to employ ClairMail Inc.’s mobile-banking platform, said a ClairMail…

ATM manufacturer contributed $42 million to pension fund

July 24, 2010

NCR Corp., which last week reported second-quarter financials, contributed $42 million to its international and executive pension fund during 2010's first six…