Glenbrook's Erin McCune will be speaking at the upcoming Chicago Federal Reserve conference May 19-20 focused on "The New Face of Retail Payments: Markets, Strategies, and Regulations." She'll be discussing social payments and emerging social-mobile payment business models along with panelists from Verifone, PayPal, and VISA. If you haven't registered for the Chicago Fed's 11th Annual Payments Conference you can do so here - but do so soon, as there are limited spaces and the conference is sure to sell out.

BillFloat has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Online Resources Corporation. "Under the strategic agreement, Online Resources will extend its biller-direct suite of electronic bill payment, presentment and receivables solutions by marketing BillFloat as a consumer payment option. BillFloat helps consumers avoid late fees, bank overdraft charges and expensive loans when paying critical bills during a cash flow crunch."

On the wires:

• New Aite Group Report on Biller Direct Technology Vendors
• New Pyramid Study Projects Strong Growth for NFC-Enabled Smartphones
• Bancorp Bank and ACE Commercial Risk Services Launch Prepaid Card to Provide Quick Financial Relief to Customers Impacted by Natural Disasters

On the web:

• AuctionBytes: PayPal on Board with White House 'Trusted Identity' Initiative
• Mobile Commerce Daily: Multiple Mobile Payments Models Evolving, Making an Impact