Credit Union Services & Products Forum highlights financial future

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Credit Union Conferences Credit Union Services & Products Forum wrapped last week in San Diego. Here are a few photographs from the event.

Credit Unions 2010: Reaching new members through new tech, competing in a global market

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Gary Hess, who consults with credit unions, says the future will depend on Internet banking, mobile solutions and reaching a younger user.

Online and mobile banking growing, ATM use on decline

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

September 22, 2009

The Memphis Business Journal reports that consumers prefer to bank online and via mobile devices, according to a new American Bankers' Association survey. The…

Credit Union Services & Products Forum: Engaging a new consumer through multiple channels

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Mobile, online and self-service channels offer small- to mid-sized FIs a way to level the banking playing field.

American State Bank signs with S1's Postilion for mobile banking iPhone app

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

September 20, 2009

Postilion, a division of S1 Corp., has announced the launch of its S1 Mobile's iPhone application — a unique user interface that is now part of Postilion's…

New England Federal Credit Union signs with PSCU Financial Services, mFoundry for mobile banking

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

September 17, 2009

Vermont-based New England Federal Credit Union has signed with PSCU Financial Services and mFoundry to deliver mobile banking to its more than 70,000 members.…

Credit unions should focus on better marketing, more mobile and self-service banking

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Commentary: U.S. credit unions need to differentiate themselves by targeting Gen X and Gen Y and appealing to a more tech-savvy user.

MoneyPass launches ATM locator app for iPhones

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

September 13, 2009

Elan Financial Services' surcharge-free ATM network, MoneyPass, just launched an ATM-locator application for the iPhone. Elan is owned by U.S. Bank. The new…

Mobile banking apps should be targeted and unique

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

August 26, 2009

Mobile-Financial.com blogger Kent McNeil questions the strategy behind some mobile-banking programs. Are financial institutions really targeting the right…

Mobile-banking, payments provider Monitise buys out Monilink venture

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

August 26, 2009

ShareCast reports that mobile-banking and payments company Monitise has taken over its joint venture partner VocaLink, which is based in the United Kingdom…

Umpqua Bank signs with Fiserv for Mobile Money banking app

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

August 23, 2009

Umpqua Bank, an $8.8 billion community bank based in Roseburg, Ore., and a subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings Corp., has signed with Fiserv for Mobile Money, which…

Neomedia announces Mobile Tag license, says mobile barcode market set for growth

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

August 20, 2009

NeoMedia Technologies Inc. and Mobile Tag Inc., providers of mobile barcode technology, have signed a non-exclusive patent-licensing deal for machine-readable…

TowerGroup says increased debit use fuelled by recession, new tech, government oversight of credit

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

August 18, 2009

U.S. consumers are more likely to pull out their debit cards when making purchases, according to a news story from The New York Times. Since the onset of the…

KeyBank signs with Fiserv's Mobile Money

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

August 11, 2009

Cleveland-based KeyBank has signed with Fiserv Inc. for its Mobile Money platform. The bank, which has $98 billion in assets, has chosen Mobile Money to…

Mitek's mobile deal with Fiserv could spur adoption of mobile banking, check deposit capture

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

August 11, 2009

Mobile remote deposit capture of checks is taking off, and Digital Transactions reports that Mitek Systems Inc.'s deal with Fiserv Inc. will likely spur more…

Mobile banking takes on check deposits

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

August 9, 2009

Customers of USAA, a privately held bank and insurance copmany, now can photograph both sides of their checks, send the images through an iPhone app and then…

Mobile payments give banks, credit unions a run for their money

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

August 2, 2009

According a new report from Javelin Strategy, financial institutions are facing a new competitor on the banking landscape: wireless carriers that are jumping…

Fiserv launches Mobile Money, Mobile Money FastTrack for mobile banking

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

July 30, 2009

Fiserv Inc. announced this week its new mobile financial services solutions Mobile Money and Mobile Money FastTrack. The solutions were developed with M-Com…

Euronet rebrands its Prepaid Division, mobile airtime distribution

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

July 29, 2009

Euronet Worldwide Inc. has announced a rebranding strategy for its global Prepaid Division. The division has now been branded "epay," and includes all of…

U.S. companies partner to kick-start mobile barcode usage, tech

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

July 29, 2009

NeoMedia Technologies Inc. and Mobile Tag Inc., both providers of mobile barcode technology, have announced a patent licensing agreement for machine-readable…