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(Des Moines, Iowa – May 11, 2012) – Four credit unions have signed new credit, debit and ATM card processing contracts with The Members Group (TMG).
 

(Des Moines, Iowa – May 3, 2012) – The Members Group (TMG) has renewed credit, debit and PIN processing contracts with six credit unions.

(Des Moines, Iowa – April 19, 2012) – Even as the terms “EMV” and “chip-and-PIN” became nearly synonymous over the past few years, some players have chosen a different route – namely, chip-and-signature. TMG’s Aris Jerahian explores the discussion in a new white paper, “Chip Card Debate: U.S. Weighs Benefits of PIN and Signature Formats.”
 

(Des Moines, Iowa – April 5, 2012) – To attract new members and earn additional income, four credit unions have signed on to begin offering prepaid card programs from The Members Group (TMG) and its sister company Coopera.

(Des Moines, Iowa – April 2, 2012) – The Members Group (TMG) is warning credit union clients to be on high alert for credit card fraud stemming from a significant breach of Visa and Mastercard card data from payments processor Global Payments, Inc.

(Des Moines, Iowa – March 15, 2012) – Many businesses today are turning to business intelligence and analytics to help identify market and operational trends to make better business decisions. The Members Group (TMG) has launched a new data analytics tool called ClearTrend that will allow its clients to do just that – analyze data visually. ClearTrend is a proprietary tool available to TMG’s card issuer clients.

(Des Moines, Iowa – March 1, 2012) – With guidance from the fraud and risk management team at The Members Group (TMG), University of Iowa Community Credit Union (UICCU) has made significant changes to several of the credit union’s credit card fraud prevention strategies over the past three years. In 2011, the changes paid off, contributing to a more than 16 percent year-over-year decrease in fraud write-offs for the $1.4 billion credit union.

(Des Moines, Iowa – February 29, 2012) – To better assist financial institutions with outreach to the underserved, The Members Group (TMG) has added instant issuance to the list of features available on its ATIRA- and Coopera-branded reloadable prepaid cards.

(Des Moines, Iowa February 14, 2012) Financial institution clients of The Members Group (TMG) have a new weapon to use in the fight against card fraud. TMG has implemented DefenseEdgeSM, the latest fraud prevention tool from First Data, a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing. DefenseEdge can help...

(Des Moines, Iowa – February 1, 2012) – Eight credit unions have signed on to begin offering the Coopera Card in 2012. A reloadable Visa prepaid card built specifically for the Hispanic community, the Coopera Card provides financial institutions with a tool for attracting new members and earning additional interchange income.