Bank technology

Responding to a growing interest among banks in offering online financial management tools, Metavante Technologies Inc. has agreed to offer Intuit Inc.'s FinanceWorks software to its clients.

The merchant processor Pipeline Data Inc. has acquired PayPassage Inc., a provider of payment processing software.

Two credit unions are planning to offer their members access to online communities developed at third-party personal financial management Web sites.

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The turbulent economy and the fallout from a data breach pushed Heartland Payment Systems Inc. into the red in the first quarter.

Western Union Co. is seeking to significantly expand its business payments operations by acquiring a Canadian foreign exchange specialist.

The German business software company SAP AG announced an agreement Wednesday to buy Highdeal SA, a French developer of billing systems.

Executives at Jack Henry & Associates Inc. said they are not concerned about a pending merger between two rivals.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has agreed to provide an antifraud screening service for its corporate clients whose employees cash their paychecks at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. outlets.

With the secondary market for subprime loans moribund, one lender is experimenting with innovative, nonbank services that could make its debt easier to sell.

Citigroup Inc. is winding down the first phase of a contactless payment test with the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

The electronic bill payment specialist iPay Technologies LLC struck two deals in a week to offer its services through online banking software providers.

Bank of America Corp. is fighting fraud by teaching customers at the exact moment they are fooled.

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Online Resources Corp. landed several new clients in the first quarter and narrowed its loss but said that these gains could be offset in the seasonally slow second quarter.

Executives of Fidelity National Information Services Inc. said Wednesday that cost-cutting and international growth offset weak domestic sales in its first quarter.

Online banking is so easy and convenient that Americans now take it for granted. We pay bills online, transfer funds between accounts and even open brokerage accounts in a matter of minutes.

Some large financial companies are offering electronic payment systems for corporations making recurring payments to their suppliers, but the Internet banking outsourcer Online Resources Corp. is aiming at payments for the little guy.