Bank technology

Verizon Wireless customers can now pay their bills and buy more calling time at CheckFree Corp.'s walk-in bill-pay locations.

The Federal Reserve banks are planning a major overhaul of their check processing systems to prepare for both the growing demand for image processing now and an eventual dropoff that is widely expected.

Comerica Inc. has agreed to use technology and services from Actimize Inc. and International Business Machines Corp. for anti-money-laundering protection.IBM, of Armonk, N.Y., said Wednesday that Comerica would use its Global Business Services to integrate the anti-money-laundering software made by Actimize, of New York.

Another global technology company is going after the core banking business of institutions in the United States and around the world.

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Fiserv Inc., which is engaged in a lengthy self-review, has opted to sell its investment services unit because it concluded it could not be a leader in the business, though it stopped short of saying it would apply that criterion when deciding about other market segments.

The social networking Web site operated by Facebook Inc. is moving into peer-to-peer lending with a pair of new services.

The PCI Security Standards Council LLC, which manages the Payment Card Industry data security standard that describes how merchants handle card data, has elected a new board of advisers.

DBS Bank Ltd., Singapore's No. 1 banking company, has agreed to use Diebold Inc.'s newly upgraded Agilis software, Agilis EmPower, to run its automated teller machine network.

FirstBank Puerto Rico, a unit of First BanCorp of San Juan, has renewed a core processing outsourcing agreement with Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

Now that mobile banking services have been available to consumers for a few months, some companies are starting to promote the technology as a corporate cash management tool.

Total System Services Inc. of Columbus, Ga., has agreed to offer its clients predictive analytic software from Austin Logistics Inc. to help them improve their collections.

Minnesota has enacted the first state law requiring merchants that do not protect payment card data adequately to reimburse financial companies for losses associated with data security breaches.

Electronic Data Systems Corp. of Plano, Tex., has agreed to help develop and maintain an electronic accounting system for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, the government agency that handles accounting and payments for the Department of Defense.

Zions Bancorp.'s NetDeposit Inc. has split its operations into two units to boost sales of its hosted check-imaging services, especially its remote capture capabilities.

Citigroup Inc. may sell a stake in its Indian outsourcing unit, which is valued at $1 billion, according to an article published Wednesday in the Delhi newspaper Mint.