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…

Mobile payments company names chief marketing officer

July 24, 2010

ClairMail Inc. has named Carl Tsukahara executive vice president and chief marketing officer of the San Rafael, Calif.-based business that provides mobile…

Visa and Montise form mobile joint venture in India

June 10, 2010

Visa Inc. and Montise plc have formed a joint venture to offer a range of mobile-financial services to consumers in India.

Mobile banking is a key driver for growing smartphone use

Smartphone users comprised 27 percent of the mobile-phone market in 2010, up from 20 percent a year ago.

Philadelphia-area bank to accept check deposits from mobile phones

Customers of Conestoga Bank in suburban Philadelphia soon will be able to deposit checks from their mobile phones as part of an agreement the bank signed…

First Internet Bank offers text message banking

May 27, 2010

First Internet Bank has announced the release of its text message banking service.