Amilda Dymi

Brookhaven, N.Y. will use a variety of technology products from Creditron to streamline tax payment processing.

Donald Shamey, president and chief executive at NexTier Bank in Butler, Pa. will retire in July after 40 years at the helm.

Washington Trust Bank is implementing advanced surveillance video technology from Diebold (DBD) across its branch network.

Bank of America Merchant Services has launched a new operation in Canada.

Economists and housing experts maintain that the housing crisis is long over, but many Americans beg to differ.

On Track Innovations Ltd. has introduced a modular device it describes as a three-in-one payment solution.

Central Pacific Financial (CPF) in Honolulu has appointed Raymond Wilson as its chief risk officer.

BofI Holding (BOFI) in San Diego, the parent of BofI Federal Bank, is mourning the passing of Jerry F. Englert, a company founder and member of the board of directors.

Online cash payment provider Ukash has partnered with the Touch network in Australia.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Interpol and government agencies from several European countries reportedly have taken control of two computer networks allegedly used by hackers to steal banking information.

NCR Corporation (NCR) has launched tablet-based retail banking software designed to enable bank tellers to connect faster and in a more personalized way with customers.

First Internet Bank (INBK) in Indianapolis has appointed a executive to run its asset-based lending business.

Thomson Reuters, Fidelity Investments and Amazon.com are jointly launching a program called Fintech Sandbox to support technology startups aiming to serve the financial services industry.

Parx, a subsidiary of On Track Innovations Ltd., has signed a 20-year parking space management contract with Albania's TIS Ltd.

Financial Institutions (FISI) in Warsaw, N.Y. has agreed to buy Scott Danahy Naylon, an insurance agency in Amherst, N.Y.

FirstBank in Lakewood, Colo., has opened a new branch in Denver's newly renovated Union Station building.

United Bank of Glastonbury, Conn., has hired three experienced former Bank of America mortgage bankers in West Springfield, Mass.

Regions Bank misled a Mobile, Ala., sewer company about the riskiness of several swaps transactions and must pay $7.4 million in compensation, an arbitration panel has found.

Bankruptcy filings helped delinquent homeowners reduce the likelihood of a foreclosure auction by 70%, researchers have found.

Robocoin is installing a Bitcoin ATM in Las Vegas at the D casino hotel, enabling visitors to deposit funds to a Bitcoin wallet in person.