Payments/Credit/Debit

SAN FRANCISCO -- Visa USA has reported substantial progress in getting merchants, which conduct the largest percentage of card transactions, to comply with industry card data security standards.

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. -- Washington State credit unions have begun pressing the state legislature to pass a bill which would enable credit unions to obtain recompense for damages they may suffer from card security data breaches at retailers.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw has announced a legal settlement with Visa USA and MasterCard which he said will fund a sales tax moratorium for West Virginia consumers.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- An enterprise content management solution is now being used by Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union to take advantage of Check 21.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fl. -- Data collected by CardTrak.com, a Web site which tracks credit card trends, shows that U.S. credit card issuers increased the amount of fees they charged cardholders 6% last year.

Two large Pennsylvania credit unions have signed on with CO-OP Financial Services' CO-OP Network to give their members access to surcharge-free ATMs, CO-OP has announced.

The $1.1 billion Community First Credit Union of Florida has rolled out a prepaid card to supplement its financial educational efforts and to allow families to begin giving their teen-aged children greater financial responsibilities.

Taking advantage of the current holiday season, NCUA Board Chairman JoAnn Johnson has taken the somewhat unusual step of addressing consumers directly about their use of credit cards and card safety.