Bank technology

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.

Metavante Corp. has teamed up with a U.K. payments software company to create a joint venture aimed at developing mobile banking technology in the United States.

Mobile banking is rapidly emerging as a contender for the title of fastest-changing delivery channel, with at least six financial companies expected to announce tests, rollouts, or plans in the next week.

As offshoring matures, outsourcing providers themselves are moving jobs around the globe in search of lower costs and better service.

A scanner provider and a software vendor are collaborating on a way for banks to monitor remotely the scanners merchants use for check imaging.

John H. Harland Co. said it has signed up five new core processing customers this year.

EZPay Financial Services Inc. of Chehalis, Wash., is offering a remote check-printing service for small businesses that use Intuit Inc.'s QuickBooks accounting software.

Financial companies plan to boost their spending on anti-laundering technology over the next year, according to a report KPMG LLC released Thursday.

The Hillsboro, Ore., online banking vendor Corillian Corp. and the New York security company Actimize Inc. have combined their products to create one to authenticate and monitor transactions.

NCR Corp. won a contract to manage HSBC Holdings PLC's fleet of off-site automated teller machines in India.