Bank technology

Jamie Dimon, the chairman and chief executive of JPMorgan Chase & Co., has been appointed chairman of The Clearing House Payments Co. LLC.

BB&T Corp. has agreed to purchase 300 automated teller machines from Diebold Inc. as it upgrades its network of 2,100 machines.

A Czech payments technology distributor has established a nationwide payment network for credit card merchant acquirers there using technology from the point of sale terminal maker Hypercom Corp.

Demand for check imaging systems at bank branches is up sharply this year for the service bureau COCC.

In an attempt to divert online transaction volume from credit cards, alternative payments companies are promoting their capabilities as early in the shopping experience as possible, sometimes appearing prominently on a merchant's home page.

Hoping to turn browsers into buyers, Amazon.com Inc. has agreed to buy a minority stake in the payment company Bill Me Later Inc. and to offer the service on its Web site.

Lauritzen Corp.'s First National Bank of Omaha has added three new accounts at its Internet bank FNBO Direct in an effort to retain customers who have been drawn in by its high-yield teaser rate for savings accounts.

Twenty-two financial companies agreed in September and October to use an online banking service from Goldleaf Financial Solutions Inc., the company said Monday.

The Toronto payments technology company Mint Technology Corp. said Monday that it would not proceed with plans for a private placement of stock due to poor market conditions and warned that the company could fail if it cannot raise additional funds by the end of January.

The surging use of automated clearing house transactions has been powered by tools that convert paper checks into electronic payments, a trend that is still gaining momentum, according to the Federal Reserve Board.

Online Resources Corp. expects revenue to grow next year, despite the loss of a major customer.

After years of development, the concept of "federated identity" may be moving forward.

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The number of password-stealing programs used by fraudsters climbed during the summer, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group.

Three more law firms have filed class actions against VeriFone Holdings Inc. in response to Monday's announcement that it would restate its earnings for three quarters.

Statewide Bank of Louisiana in Covington has agreed to use a data network operated by ERF Wireless Inc. to connect its remote branch locations.

West Alliance Bancorp. of Las Vegas has set a January launch for a browser-based reconciliation and positive pay service using technology from Trintech Group PLC of Dublin.