Payments/Credit/Debit

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J. -- The Smart Card Alliance, an industry group working to promote and facilitate the adoption of smart card technology has issued a white paper seeking to explain the technology's security.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. -- The increased bank consolidation that has flowed from the recent market tribulations will make it much more important that credit unions adopt more cooperative strategies, including shared branching, according to the CEO of CO-OP Financial Services Stan Hollen.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-- Who cares about gift cards? What gift recipients want from consumers is cash.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Now that Wells Fargo appears to have won the battle to purchase Wachovia, the resulting bank will launch another large ATM network. According to press reports and estimates, the new network will include between 12,000 and 12,400 ATM machines.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. -- CO-OP Financial Services has made a deal with the Ohio Credit Union League Services Corp. that will enable OCUL Services Corp. to offer CO-OP products and services at preferential prices.

NEW YORK and SEATTLE -- J.P. Morgan Chase's recent takeover of Washington Mutual has already introduced another large player into the national ATM space.