Bank technology

The check printer Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. reported an increase in first-quarter earnings, mainly because of two acquisitions.

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The automated teller machine company Diebold Inc. says it is using expense management software from Ariba Inc. as part of a continuing effort to signifiatnly reduce its operating costs and other expenses.

Two financial companies have agreed to use online banking software and other applications from Online Resources Corp., the company announced Friday.

Cardtronics Inc. has shifted the majority of the automated teller machines it operates to an internal processing system, and it expects to move the rest this year.

The Winnipeg trade group Credit Union Central of Manitoba Ltd. plans to use hosted treasury and risk management software from Misys PLC to manage its $2 billion investment portfolio.

HSBC Holdings PLC said a computer server with customer data disappeared during a renovation at its Kwun Tong branch in Hong Kong.

Charles Schwab Corp. plans to use risk management software from Jack Henry & Associates Inc. of Monett, Mo., to help identify and resolve exception items.

Citigroup Inc. and Regions Financial Corp. have started routing check images across the SVPCO network.

Despite taking a short-term earnings hit, Fiserv Inc. may fare better than expected from its bill payment deal with Bank of America Corp., according to Tien-Tsin Huang, an analyst at JPMorgan Securities Inc.

Despite the poor economy, earnings reports from several technology vendors show that banks remain willing to spend on projects that can save costs in the near term.

With check payments in steep decline and alternatives on the rise, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta says it plans to set up a unit to evaluate retail payment risk management.

Software Earnings Inc. has announced the availability of remote-capture imaging software for consumers and small, home-based businesses.

The Norcross, Ga., banking technology vendor S1 Corp. said Tuesday that it is planning to offer its clients personal financial management and bill payment software from Yodlee Inc.

The Jackson, Miss., wireless carrier Cellular South Inc. announced Monday that BancorpSouth Inc. customers can now download a mobile banking application to their phones.

Nacha, the electronic payments association, announced that Columbus Bank and Trust Co. has processed its first automated clearing house transactions in a test of Nacha's Secure Vault Payments system for e-commerce.

Heartland Payment Systems Inc. said purchasing Alliance Data Network Services LLC would significantly boost its transaction volume from gas stations and stabilize its revenue mix.

Much of the initial resistance to Capital One Financial Corp.'s decoupled debit card program came from small banks concerned about losing some control of — and revenue related to — their customer relationships.