Bank technology

Fidelity National Information Services Inc. announced that Bank of Virginia in Midlothian has selected the vendor's BancPac core processing system.

Smarty Pig LLC is to announce today that it has landed a major backer with significant expertise abroad but none in banking. And that may be exactly the point.

The independent sales organization Merchant Warehouse announced the availability of a card-acceptance software application, MerchantWare Mobile for the BlackBerry.

Fidelity National Information Services Inc. said Monday that its pending purchase of Metavante Technologies Inc. would close in the fourth quarter because the Department of Justice has requested additional details about the transaction.

The online payment provider oneTXT Inc. announced Monday that it has received $2 million in Series A financing and named Lucy Hood to its board of directors.

ING Group NV said Monday that it has redesigned Planet Orange, the Amsterdam company's U.S. financial education Web site for children.

PayPal Inc. has announced new pricing for its money-transfer service.

Total System Services Inc. announced last week the addition of infrastructure in Brazil and the expansion of service to a client in Japan.

Fidelity National Information Services Inc. has announced the availability of its high-volume FIS Profile core processing system for the IBM System z operating system.

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The American business mind-set focuses on finding better and faster ways to get the job done. This efficiency challenge manifests daily throughout information technology departments, where developing software, ensuring it performs as expected and getting it to market can be a long, expensive proposition.

Norges Bank, Norway's central bank, used Twitter Inc.'s microblogging service Wednesday to announce that it had lowered its key policy rate by 25 basis points, to 1.25%.

A proprietary debit network developed for small towns is helping a community bank win customers and increase deposits.

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Citigroup Inc. has become the first banking company to cross-certify its identity management system with the CertiPath information-sharing bridge serving the aerospace and defense industry, CertiPath LLC plans to announce today.

NCR Corp.'s decision to move its headquarters near its new factory is about moving the brains closer to the brawn.

Heartland Payment Systems Inc. said Wednesday that it is working with Voltage Security Inc. of Palo Alto, Calif., to develop an encryption system for card payments.