Mobile phones have increasingly become tools that consumers use for banking, payments, budgeting, and shopping. Given the rapid pace of developments in the area of mobile finance, the Federal Reserve Board began conducting annual surveys of consumers’ use of mobile financial services in 2011. This 78-page report, “Consumers and Mobile Financial Services” (March, 2015) examines trends in the adoption and use of mobile banking, payments, and shopping behavior and how the emergence of mobile financial services affects consumers’ interaction with financial institutions.
Fiserv Expands Digital Payment Suite
Fiserv, Inc. , announced today that the CheckFree RXP money movement platform has been expanded to support account-to-account transfers and same-day bill payments. These new functionalities integrate with the existing bill payment and person-to-person payment capabilities available through CheckFree RXP to create a digital payments suite for financial institutions. While the elements of this suite can be utilized a la carte, they are designed to drive increased transactions when offered together. [Read more…]