Bank technology

Chase Paymentech Solutions LLC plans to expand its European operations to capitalize on opportunities from the Single Euro Payments Area initiative, and it has hired an Irish e-commerce expert to lead that effort.

Chordiant Software Inc. of Cupertino, Calif., says two card companies helped it develop a collection system that uses predictive analytics to score a borrower's likelihood of repaying a delinquent loan.

A Pennsylvania law firm has filed a class action claiming that the Atlanta payments software company CheckFree Corp. misled investors last summer ahead of an earnings shortfall.

As part of a revamp of its Web site, Broadway National Bank of San Antonio plans to use embedded video clips to boost customer retention.

First Data Corp. and UMB Financial Corp. agreed to provide processing services for Cerner Corp.'s Healthe product, which combines a health plan ID and payment card with an integrated line of credit.

Commerce Bancshares Inc. of Kansas City, Mo., signed a multiyear extension of its contract to use mortgage servicing software from Fidelity National Information Services Inc. of Jacksonville, Fla.

With automated teller machine volume falling, U.S. Bancorp aims to boost transactions at its processing operation by offering machines that can do more than accept deposits and dispense cash.

Stronger-than-expected demand for checks helped Deluxe Corp.'s first-quarter earnings beat expectations.

The Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., security token vendor Vasco Data Security International Inc. said acquisitions and strong sales helped drive up first-quarter earnings.

BOK Financial Corp. of Tulsa agreed to use online banking software from the Hillsboro, Ore., vendor Corillian Corp.

The table lists daily composite stock prices at 4 PM (unless otherwise noted) as measured by market capitalization.

Profits at Fiserv Inc. slipped in the first quarter as gains in its financial services businesses failed to offset declines in its insurance unit that were linked to unusually high profits in the year-earlier period.

Fidelity National Information Services Inc., which has been largely absent from the acquisition scene for a year, is showing interest in going shopping again.

Chase Paymentech Solutions LLC, a joint venture of First Data Corp. and JPMorgan Chase & Co., agreed to let its merchant customers accept debit cards issued by Tempo Payments Inc. of San Mateo, Calif.

Flagstar Bancorp Inc. of Troy, Mich., is using software from Harland Financial Solutions Inc. to improve retention of new customers.

CheckFree Corp.'s earnings and transaction volume fell sharply in its fiscal third quarter, and the online bill-payment provider lowered its guidance.

The Wayne, Pa., business continuity service provider SunGard Data Systems Inc. has acquired Finetix LLC, a New York technology consulting company that specialized in financial services.