Payments/Credit/Debit

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Credit Union 24, the credit union-owned ATM network headquartered in Florida, processed almost 18 million ATM and EFT transactions in December 2005, a record for a single month and 23% over the number of transactions the network processed in December 2004. "Credit Union 24's consistent transaction growth...

ALTOONA, Penn. - Sheetz, a network of 310 convenience stores spread across Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio and North Carolina will stop surcharging for ATM transactions at its stores this year, a company spokesman confirmed. The company is negotiating the details of the move with its ATM deployer now,...

SAN DIMAS, Calif. - Credit unions which are members of the Financial Service Centers Cooperative shared branching network will share in a record $1.8 million patronage dividend later this year, the network has announced. The West Coast network said it would distribute the funds in the wake of the patronage...

HOUSTON - Executives from two Chinese banks, as well as Discover and PULSE took part in the first swipe of a debit card issued by a Chinese bank at a point of sale terminal in the U.S. On Dec. 5, Liu Tinghuan, Chairman of China UnionPay (CUP), and Su Ning,...

PHOENIX -- Members of the $2.4 billion Desert Schools FCU can choose the credit union's Visa gift card again this year after the CU sold 13,000 of the cards between October and December of 2004. The cards will be available from the CU's branches as well as online and will...

DALLAS - TNB Card Services, the card services company which is a subsidiary of credit union owned Town North Bank has announced an upgrade to the system through which its processing credit unions can access and manage their card information. Dubbed the VIP CardStation, the new system offers a more...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - PSCU Financial Services, the card services CUSO for over 500 credit unions which process their card transactions with First Data Inc., has announced that it will pay the balance of the patronage funds it owed its credit unions from 1998 three months early. The money is...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Proclaiming its members "some of the most demanding consumers in the world," the $1.1 billion Technology Credit Union has begun offering the American Express Card pursuant to its agreement with MBNA, the card issuer with whom it has an agent relationship. "Our goal is to find...