Short Cuts

M-Qube, a furnisher of mobile messaging products, has extended its application platform to both e-mail and instant messaging applications. Effective immediately, licensees of the Boston company’s platform will be able to implement two-way interactive messaging programs available to more than 116 million North American consumers.

Fingerhut Direct Inc., Minneapolis, has selected Corecard Software Inc.’s Coreissue private-label credit management and payment processing system and Corecollect credit management tool, to manage its credit portfolio.