Bank technology

For years, U.S. financial institutions have taken the position that it was riskier to replace legacy core systems than to leave well enough alone. Here's why that's beginning to change.

In the conclusion of a three-part interview, Ryan Singer, a blockchain-tech entrepreneur, explains why bankers should care about Washington's resurgent efforts to insert back doors into security systems.

Transactis, a billing and payments company, has received a $30 million investment from Safeguard Scientifics and five banks.

A closer look at a strangely named piece of malicious software shows it makes crafty use of drive-by downloads and Web injections to fool users into complicity with online banking fraud.

Community banks are at a crossroads as they face a threat from alternative lenders and the need to stay true to the traditional bank model. What they should do?

A British author and a Singapore venture capital firm have formed a $5 million investment fund to help banks partner with startup companies in the blockchain industry.

WASHINGTON — Several Democratic senators are calling for the Government Accountability Office to investigate whether financial technology companies are properly regulated.

Ally Financial has launched a mobile app that uses geolocation to caution smartphone-carrying customers when they are arriving at stores where they overspend.

As mobile wallets become more popular they'll also become more popular targets for fraud. Banks ought to improve enrollment guidelines and other security tools in plotting their mobile-wallet strategy.

The idea of financial institutions resembling utilities has caught on with some industry observers for reasons other than reducing systemic risk.