Brian Browdie

In an email interview with American Banker, the group also says it has no ties to Iran or any other state and disavows attacks on the Tel Aviv stock exchange or El Al Airlines.

Vantiv, the payments processor, is buying Litle & Co., which processes payments for companies that sell to goods and services to consumers via the Internet, for $361 million.

Fundtech announced Tuesday that its payments platform is compatible with two Oracle database products.

Lenders must have their paperwork in order before filing a foreclosure, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled Wednesday in dismissing a lawsuit brought against Duane and Julie Schwartzwald, homeowners in Xenia, Ohio, by Freddie Mac.

Bank of America announced Wednesday it now offers electronic bank statements for public companies who use Swift to interact with financial institutions.

Vantiv (VNTV), the payments processor, is buying Litle & Co., which processes payments for companies that sell to goods and services to consumers via the Internet, for $361 million.

Fundtech announced Tuesday that its payments platform is compatible with two Oracle (ORCL) database products.

Swift, the international payments messaging group, has added one of the world’s biggest banks to its network to connect to a European securities settlement system.

Demand for loans and fewer credit losses narrowed losses at Hampton Roads Bankshares (HMPR) in Norfolk, Va. in the third quarter.

Bitcoin and other virtual currencies can contribute positively to financial innovation but also subject users to various risks, according to a report published recently by the European Central Bank.

Flat lending and weaker margins hurt Pinnacle Bankshares in Altavista, Va., in the third quarter. Earnings fell 34%, to $399 million, from a year earlier.

A tax expense dragged down Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF) in Shippensburg, Pa., in the third quarter.

Group of merchants who accept the digital currency Bitcoin are planning their own Black Friday ahead of the holiday shopping season.

Thanksgiving and the ensuing shopping sprees are a few weeks away, but a group of merchants who accept the digital currency Bitcoin are planning their own Black Friday before then.

JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Bank of America and others in the path of Hurricane Sandy continued Monday to calibrate their responses to the storm.

A provider of software for the financial industry has introduced a platform to help banks satisfy evolving capital requirements.

Earnings rose 40%, to $21.3 million, from a year earlier, HomeStreet Bank said Monday.

Regulators took a slew of enforcement actions against banks last month in connection with consumer protection, capital adequacy and other matters.

Banks in the forecasted path of Hurricane Sandy braced Sunday for the storm, while making plans to help their operations weather it without interruption.

A combination of chargeoffs and a challenging economic environment weighed on UnionBanCal in San Francisco in the third quarter.