Bank technology

Consumer spending fell sharply in September, according to the financial management Web site provider Mint Software Inc.

Innovative Card Technologies Inc. said that it is reducing costs, and that several customers have started deploying its one-time-password generating cards.

Features come and go with startling speed in the still-evolving online banking market, but few seem to make as many round trips as account aggregation.

The table lists daily composite stock prices at 4 PM (unless otherwise noted) as measured by market capitalization.

The credit meltdown is sending shock waves throughout the U.S. financial system and into the general economy, and consumers are reacting with behavior never seen before.

Unisys Corp., a technology outsourcing provider, posted an unexpected third-quarter net loss Thursday.

In its first regular earnings report since catching up on delinquent filings, Diebold Inc. reported Thursday that its earnings surged 65% in the third quarter.

Discover Financial Services' Pulse Network LLC debit unit has launched a Web site to answer consumers' questions about debit cards.

Accountis Ltd., an electronic documentation unit of Fundtech Corp. of Jersey City, said Wednesday that it hopes to use the e-billing system it is developing with DHL International GmbH to make a third of the courier company's invoices in Europe electronic by 2010.

In laying out near-term forecasts, three of the top banking technology vendors said that sales to banks, especially small ones, have been surprisingly resilient, and that their projections remain largely on track.

Wells Fargo & Co. has added budgeting tools to its consumer online banking service.

Canadian payment cards will all include security chips by 2015.

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.'s third-quarter earnings topped Wall Street's expectations.

The New York payroll card provider Payoneer Inc. has begun using device identification software from 41st Parameter Inc. of Scottsdale, Ariz., as part of its online security system.

CashEdge Inc. has introduced a money transfer application for small businesses.

The table lists daily composite stock prices at 4 PM (unless otherwise noted) as measured by market capitalization.

Total System Services Inc. hopes the data center it has acquired in Japan will help it to attract more clients in Asia.

Northern Trust Corp. has begun using the financial product markup language to provide straight-through processing to its clients for over-the-counter derivative trades.