John Adams

Websites and mobile apps from RES.NET and Equator are helping banks move distressed REO loans faster.

Wells Fargo has opened a new online business center, while Canada's Wave Accounting makes a U.S. push for its hosted payroll system.

There's a staggering market for mobile financial services, if only the stakeholders who stand to benefit could get out of their own way.

Compliance with a new Fed asset class rule will be a bear for data managers, but can provide new ways for institutions to manage their corporate loan portfolios.

Early data from the election shows substantial traction for mobile pay as a way to collect donations from groups of people.

New technology from Default Mitigation Management is aimed at streamlining the way loan modification documents are moved between borrowers and loan servicers.

The company is enabling broader access to its platform to let banks provide small businesses with a complete view of their financial situation.

Capital One's Colleen Taylor discusses business continuity, the storm and new innovation such as mobile remote deposit capture.

Teller check capture has lagged at small banks, but Iowa State hopes combining it with security will give it a lift.

OpenWay, a payment processing company in Brussels, is offering a range of integrated online and mobile financial services and has its eyes on the North American market.

Experian is feeling the heat in the wake of a hacking at Abilene Telco Federal Credit Union that wound up exposing data at the credit reporting agency, leading Experian to defend its security protocols.

BNY's Suresh Kumar and Allen Cohen are driving a data managemet project that aims to change user experience. Like other banks, it's under pressure from data-savvy competitors.

This fall's cyberhacktivist attacks at banks such as Bank of America, PNC, and Wells Fargo has tech and risk minds working on locating the next threat, and conjuring up frightening scenarios.

Tech analysts say the challenges of dealing with exceptions and screen sizes are major issues for new imaging apps such as automated bill payment and mobile loans.

Users of SaveUp, which offers prizes for debt reduction and savings, enjoyed improving their financial habits and said they liked their financial institution better as a result.

Social media is a work in progress at some banks, which are still using venues such as email to communicate information to staff in the eye of Hurricane Sandy.

New Forrester research finds old-fashioned channels, like the phone call, matter almost as much as online and mobile banking services.

PricewaterhouseCoopers's survey on board strategy suggests bank boards aren't knowledgeable about technology, but are willing to learn.

The technology that lets a user deposit checks by taking photos of them with his smartphone is being applied to mortgage documents, though with some limits.

PointsPay's new mobile app lets users turn loyalty points and miles into immediate cash that can be used at almost any merchant, a market that's also being chased by Amex and Edo Interactive.