Obopay has announced the availability of 'Obopay Disbursements' which enables a company to disburse funds from their corporate account directly into a payees debit card account at another bank or to a branded prepaid card.

“Obopay offers the broadest range of disbursement and bulk payment solutions in the industry; enabling companies that need to issue high volumes of payments to disburse funds with speed, efficiency, security and scale,” said Obopay Vice President of Product Marketing David Schwartz. “Being a licensed money transmitter enables Obopay to make available to its partners unique services like instant disbursements. Instant disbursements allow our partners to take advantage of real-time interbank payments across payment networks, through our debit network connections. Our disbursement offering also takes advantage of our deep experience as a prepaid card program manager for leading brands.”

MasterCard’s has announced a new tool called 'Expert Monitoring Fraud Scoring for Merchants' to help predict the potential for eCommerce fraud in real time.

“Fraudsters are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their approach, so online merchants must be even more vigilant in their efforts to protect the integrity of the online shopping experience for cardholders,” says Johan Gerber, Group Head, Global Network Products for MasterCard Worldwide. “Our new tool allows acquirers and their participating merchants to look at the potential for fraud in a transaction in real time, and integrate the data into any existing fraud detection solution. This helps increase accuracy in fraud detection, and helps to reduce the bottom-line impact of fraud.”

On the web:

• AmEx: Mobile Payments 4-6 Years Away from Tipping Point - IntoMobile
• Trunkbow Partners with China UnionPay to O2O Payments - Benzinga
• Food Trucks: Where Mobile Payments Meet Mobile Food - BizTechMagazine
• Google Closing The Redemption Loop With New Card-Based "Offer Rewards" Program - Marketing Land

On the wires:

• Gemalto selected by KDDI for Japan’s first mobile NFC launch