Bank technology

The business process outsourcing provider Automatic Data Processing Inc. has spun off its brokerage services group.

Commerce Bancorp Inc. of Cherry Hill, N.J., has deployed anti-laundering technology from Fortent Inc. of New York.

CheckFree Corp. has closed its acquisition of the Dallas software vendor Carreker Corp.

The European Commission approved Citigroup Inc.'s deal Monday to buy Prudential PLC's Egg Bank.

Citigroup Inc. has developed a mobile phone banking service that will be available to all account holders with debit cards.

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Image volume on Fiserv Inc.'s clearing network is already showing strong growth, the company said, and should pick up even more due to its agreement to exchange images with Bank of America Corp.

First Data Corp. is buying the Polish payment processor Polcard SA, continuing its expansion in the European payment processing market.

Though financial companies have been fortifying the security of their online banking systems, many have neglected their telephone systems.

Metavante Corp. has promoted Brian C. Hurdis to president of its image solutions division and added two units to the division.

Fiserv Inc. and Bank of America Corp. have started settling check images through the network operated by Viewpointe Archive Services LLC.

The Dallas communication technology company Intervoice Inc. has agreed to integrate biometric voice authentication technology from EMC Corp.'s RSA Security into its voice response products.

Shareholders of John H. Harland Co. voted Wednesday to approve the Atlanta company's deal to sell itself to M&F Worldwide Corp. of New York.

Fidelity National Information Services Inc. of Jacksonville, Fla., agreed to integrate content management software from Systemware Inc. of Addison, Tex., into its banking products.

Electronic Clearing House Inc. will not face prosecution for its role in processing payments for online casinos.

Visa U.S.A. Inc. said it is working with two mobile phone makers to integrate contactless payments with the devices' burgeoning banking capabilities.

The Redwood City, Calif., mobile phone payment provider Obopay Inc. is working with two San Jose companies to promote its service to businesses.

BB&T Corp. of Winston-Salem, N.C., agreed to use antifraud software from Actimize Inc. of New York to improve its online banking security.