Payments/Credit/Debit

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. -- Attendees of CO-OP Financial Services' Think 2008 conference faced a line up of speakers drawn from among the stars of the contemporary U.S. business scene, CO-OP announced.

DALLAS -- TNB Card Services, the card processing arm of credit union-owned Town North Bank, has announced that another CU has moved its card processing to the CUSO.

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The $119 million Pacific Resource Credit Union has signed a long-term contract and converted its ATM and debit card processing to The Members Group, making the Des Moines-based financial services organization Pacific Resource's complete card services provider.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- PSCU Financial Services, a card processing CUSO for more than 500 credit unions that process cards on the First Data Corp. platform, has announced that it is the first CUSO to launch contactless cards for credit and debit platforms.

DEER PARK, Texas -- Introducing risk-based pricing to a fixed-price card program is axiomatic to bolster lackluster card portfolio performance.

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Mike Lee, CEO of the ATM Industry Association, has argued in a lengthy opinion piece that cash is likely to remain the dominant payment method for at least the next 25 years and maybe for the next century.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. - CO-OP Financial Services member credit unions can celebrate adding more green to their bottom line thanks to their participation in the CUSO.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Visa Inc. has announced some new fraud protection tools which the card brand said will help credit union Visa issuers to better manage the card fraud risk. The new tools are being offered under the name Visa Risk Manager.