Bank technology

Most U.S. consumers are comfortable using biometrics to authenticate themselves, according to a survey released Tuesday by Unisys Corp.

The spending management provider Ariba Inc. hopes to improve access to financing for its network of corporate users through a partnership with the Receivables Exchange, an auction Web site for business-to-business invoices.

Total System Services Inc.'s shares received an upgrade last week after the Columbus, Ga., processor said it would lose a customer.

The Chantilly, Va., Internet banking outsourcer Online Resources Corp. says it expects to report a first-quarter loss of 9 to 12 cents a share, but its results should improve later next year.

First Data Corp. has agreed to offer automated teller machine management services to Fremont Bank in California, including debit processing, hardware and software maintenance, and stocking the machines with cash.

Credit card bills are more likely than other types to be paid online, according to a report the Santa Clara, Calif., payment software provider Billeo Inc. released Monday.

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Prosper Marketplace Inc., which is developing a secondary market for loans originated through its Web site, also plans to let banks use its system to resell their loans.

Hackers took over the Web sites belonging to Fiserv Inc.'s CheckFree bill payment unit for a brief time last week.

Osoyoos Credit Union is planning to install a core processing system from Open Solutions Inc.

Fortified with new settlement and automated clearing house capabilities, Viewpointe LLC plans to expand from check imaging, where it is a major player, into several new payments markets.

TCF Financial Corp. is planning to install automated teller machines with voice capabilities to improve access to its banking services for visually impaired customers.

SunTrust Banks Inc. of Atlanta is using software from Metavante Technologies Inc. to offer payment processing services to health-care providers.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. could quickly become a major competitor in online banking by taking advantage of its broad name recognition and blue-chip reputation, analysts say.

NCR Corp. has hired John G. Bruno as the executive vice president of its industry solutions group, a newly created position.

Prosper Marketplace Inc. has promoted itself as a lending service, but several recent legal filings show that regulators consider its main offering to be securities and, in most cases, unregistered securities.