Bank technology

S1 Corp. said that it plans to repurchase up to 4 million more shares, and that a director installed at the behest of an activist investor group has resigned.

Prosper Marketplace Inc. said the credit crunch is continuing to drive more prime borrowers to its online lending service.

The retailer Kohl's Corp. is using a service from Solutran Inc. of Minneapolis to convert customers' checks into automated clearing house transactions.

Total System Services Inc. has opened a sales office in Warsaw as part of a continuing effort to expand in Europe.

Viewpointe Archive Services LLC said Monday that it has agreed to buy the assets of PaymentsNation as part of its effort to provide both clearing and settlement services to its financial company owners and customers.

Users of Cardtronics Inc.'s surcharge-free Allpoint Network can now use automated teller machines at 7-Eleven Inc. convenience stores for free.

Rudder Inc., the provider of a new financial management and aggregation service, plans to reach users by e-mail — a contrast to the growing number of companies that offer similar capabilities primarily through Web sites and say the social experience of the Internet plays a critical role in their model.

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The payments software company ACI Worldwide Inc. hopes to use a nine-month-old alliance with International Business Machines Corp. to modernize and streamline its offerings, an executive said.

Lloyds TSB Insurance has agreed to use price optimization software from Earnix Inc. to help employees offer real-time quotes.

To spur new services and remove barriers to commerce in the region, regulators have given European Union banks temporary permission to charge fees for a new type of international payment to become available next year.

The check printer Deluxe Corp. plans to close three manufacturing facilities and a call center and cut 570 employees to cope with the slowing U.S. economy.

Sunnyside Federal Savings and Loan Association of Irvington, N.Y., has agreed to use core banking software from COCC.

Coinstar Inc., a Bellevue, Wash., maker of coin-counting machines and other self-service kiosks, said Paul Davis, chief operating officer, will become its chief executive officer April 1.

The San Jose payment terminal company VeriFone Holdings Inc. said Tuesday that it has hired Robert Dykes as its chief financial officer.

Six Thai banking companies have agreed to use encryption systems from Hypercom Corp. of Scottsdale, Ariz., in a coordinated effort to thwart card fraud.