Bank technology

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Bluepoint Solutions Inc. has begun offering a mobile remote deposit capture system called QwikDeposit To Go. It allows consumers to deposit checks from smartphones by photographing both sides of a check with the phone's built-in camera.

Page Valley Bank in Luray, Va., is converting its core processing system to the outsourced version of Jack Henry & Associates Inc.'s SilverLake product, the companies announced Thursday.

A quick-serve restaurant chain is testing Apple Inc.'s iPad as a customer-facing ordering and payment device, according to OrderTalk Inc., which makes online ordering systems for restaurants.

In their wallets, millions of U.S. consumers carry payment cards with chips that can support a highly regarded security format used in much of the industrialized world — just not here.

Talaris Ltd. said Wednesday that it has hired Tim Robinson as its chief executive. Robinson was most recently CEO of the financial services company Xafinity.

MasterCard Inc. announced a free application for Apple Inc.'s iPhone that lets users track special deals offered through the payments network's online shopping portal, MasterCard MarketPlace.

Fifth Third Processing Solutions LLC said Wednesday that it had acquired the assets of TNB Card Services from Town North Bank in Dallas.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is offering a mobile remote capture application that customers can use to electronically deposit checks with their phones.

Banks now have a stronger business case to adopt electronic systems for opening, closing and servicing corporate accounts.

Banks can be much more confident about monitoring and reporting suspicious transactions, while enabling tellers to focus on interacting with customers.

Having case-management technology with solid communication features can help. All the parties involved in default management need to know certain information related to their role at specific stages of the process. The ideal platform should provide a unified, controlled view of loan information based on the role of the viewer.

Fifth Third said it has acquired the assets of credit union processor TNB Card Services from credit union-owned Town North Bank of Dallas.

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Young adults are the main drivers of mobile commerce in three major European markets, according to the Mobile Marketing Association.

Former BNY IT contractor pleads guilty to stealing over $1M from charities; hackers target banks in the U.K.; iTunes breach spurs digital book usage; and more.

With such consumer demand for increased security, banks would be wise to offer personal credit card readers to their consumer customers as well.

Tempo Payments Inc. last week announced the launch of the Doctors Without Borders affinity decoupled debit card.

Cardtronics Inc. on July 1 announced a deal to manage automated teller machines deployed in 47 Savings Oil Co. locations throughout the Southeast.

Jack Henry & Associates Inc. said Friday that the president of its Symitar division, which serves credit unions, would step down in October. Kathy Hooker Burress, who joined the Symitar business in 2000, plans to retire at the end of the year.