Sean Sposito

Ally Bank announced Friday that it's offering its customers security software.

Intel is loading near field communication technology into laptops and desktops that will eventually be able to receive payments from phones, according to Computerworld.

Bank of America's tech team is bringing compliance employees closer to the app-creation process in order to hedge against bumps down the road.

Banks and technology firms form their alliances for the payments future.

A low-profile strain of malware — recently discovered on a Russian cybercrime forum — could spell big trouble for bank customers and financial services companies alike, says computer security company Trusteer.

A pair of Moldovan brothers were arrested Wednesday in Frenso, Calif. on charges stemming from a cyber scheme that bilked people and businesses of millions of dollars redirected to prepaid cards and eventually bank accounts.

Bank of America has created a technology platform to better connect mortgage holders to customer service employees when those customers fall into delinquency.

European bankers, regulators and government officials Tuesday will take part in a cyber-war games run-through, according to reports. The test, which is being hosted in London, is being called "Waking Shark II."

Diebold announced Monday that it has sold its cash-recycling ATMs to UniCredit Banca, a subsidiary of the Italian financial services company UniCredit Group.

The Houston-based division of Spanish banking company Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria said Thursday it has begun offering mobile deposit to eligible small businesses and new consumer banking customers.

ACI Worldwide (ACIW) has completed its purchase of Official Payments Holdings (OPAY), a seller of electronic bill payment technology.

Bill.com has updated its platform through which banks can resell the company's bill payment, invoicing and cash flow management services to their small-business customers.

Zions Bancorp. and its vendor, Tata Consultancy Services, shared more details Tuesday about the bank's ongoing core system conversion- a rare project, especially for financial institutions this size.

Zions Bancorp in Salt Lake City said Tuesday that it is replacing its core banking platform with its Tata Consultancy Services' BaNCS technology.

Jack Henry announced Tuesday that First Commonwealth Bank in Indiana, Pa., has chosen its core processing platform, SilverLake System.

Google is sidestepping the telcos that seek to dominate the mobile wallet.

Watches. Eyeglasses. Wristbands. Wearable computing is fast shaping into a potential tool bankers may someday use to speak to customers.

A subsidiary of Banco Santander and headquartered in Dallas, Santander Consumer USA said it's using ViaWest's colocation service for its secure, cloud-computing operations that will eventually store Santander data.

This week at the ATM, Debit and Prepaid Forum in Las Vegas, bankers cast aside differences and started to talk about the evolving payments landscape.

Silicon Valley Bank is sponsoring workshops on both coasts to teach computer programming skills to middle school and high school students.