Bank technology

AT&T error exposes iPad users' email addresses; experts notice more secret passwords documented in log files; password security is really just demographics gathering; and more.

Fidelity National Information Services Inc. said Monday that it has agreed to buy the risk-assessment software provider Compliance Coach Inc.

With the first deadline of the Federal Reserve's new overdraft fee requirements just two weeks away, banks and technology vendors are hurriedly updating the systems they will need to keep track of consumers who have opted in for coverage.

Banks in India are replenishing their automated teller machines with cash more often because of a rules change enacted last year by the country's central bank.

The Indian outsourcing provider Firstsource Solutions Ltd. said Friday it is in talks with Barclaycard to buy its customer service center in the United Kingdom.

TaxiEpay, a unit of the Australian payments company Live Group, has begun deploying more than 3,500 Hypercom Corp. terminals to support a new payment card-acceptance system for taxis in Sydney and Melbourne.

MIAMI — Jack Dorsey wants to give the taco trucks of the world an easier way to serve card-carrying consumers. But the founder of the payments software provider Square Inc. has his sights set on big-box retailers as well.

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Banks may raise annual fees on payment cards and curtail perks for consumers if Congress adopts limits on transaction fees, MasterCard Inc.'s president, Ajay Banga, said Thursday.

Gemalto NV's consulting services unit has became the first company to join MasterCard Inc.'s M/Chip Accredited Third-Party program to help issuers develop card products that comply with the EMV Integrated Circuit Card Specifications.

TD Bank was one of the last top 10 North American financial companies to offer mobile banking, but is hoping to leapfrog the competition by introducing some unusual services.

Four out of five U.S. households with Internet access now bank online, according to Fiserv Inc.

Banks and financial institutions need to explore enterprise fraud management systems that take a full view of an institution's relationship with a customer.

The results of a recent consumer survey found that 68% of respondents oppose a proposal for interchange reform, contradicting merchant association claims.

U.S. Bancorp executives provided details about their mobile banking strategy, including plans to roll out person-to-person transfer and remote check-capture services this year.

The time is right for the digital transformation of these payments, and three trends have made moving person-to-person payments to the lower-cost online and mobile channels feasible

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MasterCard Inc. announced Tuesday an online bill-payment service that prepaid card marketers can offer to cardholders.

Online banking user forgets which OS he's working in, and almost pays dearly; viruses piggyback on screensaver software - for Macs; FTC settlement: you can only spy on your PC; and more.

The U.S. unit of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA will start holding the U.S. deposits for SmartyPig, an online service that lets customers save money for specific things such as vacations or car purchases and share their spending goals with friends through Twitter or other social media sites.