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Western Union and Fifth Third Bank have announced an agreement to offer the Western Union global money-transfer service at Fifth Third's more than 1,300 banking center locations in 12 states. The Western Union global money-transfer service, a new service offering

New research titled "Credit Cards 2.0: Smaller Balances and Tighter Margins" from TowerGroup predicts that "the ripple effect of the economic downturn will significantly impair balance growth for the credit card industry through 2010 and that modest growth will resume

Bloomberg.com: Citi's Galant Orders Credit-Card Shakeup After Loss USATODAY.com: When settling credit card debt, watch out for scams The Bank of New York Mellon to Provide Global Mass Payments Services to Fulton Bank's Global Exchange Group Bling Nation and Viaero

Equifax and FICO have introduced the Credit Capacity Index to give lenders and credit grantors easy access to a unique analytic tool to better assess consumer credit risk. The Index is "the first forward-looking risk management tool that rank-orders consumers

One year after introducing a low-cost prepaid debit card option for Social Security check recipients, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Management Service (FMS) reports that more than half a million Americans have signed up for the Direct Express

Monitise Americas has announced the launch of its Mobile Money application on the App Store. According to the company, "Mobile Money gives iPhone and iPod touch users simple access to their account information using a dynamic application that is easy

Bill.com has introduced Bill.com ePayments - a payment method seamlessly integrated with Bill.com's bill management service, which let SMBs pay any employee, individual or vendor, regardless of size, via electronic direct-deposit rather than with paper checks. Bill.com ePayments enable payment

Mint.com has launched MintLife, an expanded, magazine-style online publication that "will deliver more in-depth features and advice to help its more than 300,000 monthly visitors better manage their money and more knowledgably navigate the current, difficult economy. Expanded content, increased

In an article titled "Next Consumer Backlash: Mandatory Arbitration" in today's American Banker, Maria Aspan writes about the decision announced over the weekend by the National Arbitration Forum Inc. to "stop handling such disputes by Friday as part of a

Metavante has announced that it has been selected by Sterling HSA to be its exclusive provider of benefit debit card and healthcare payment technology. Sterling HSA is an independent, privately held company offering health savings account administration services to employers

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