Bank technology

Grupo Financiero Banorte of Monterrey, Mexico, is extending its reach in the U.S. remittance market.

Banks' interest in strong authentication technology is also driving sales of online banking software.

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Two months after setting itself up as a holding company with majority ownership in two publicly traded companies, Fidelity National Financial Inc. is tearing the structure down.

A recent acquisition and an ongoing customer conversion project helped drive up CheckFree Corp.’s earnings in its fiscal third quarter, which ended March 31.

Deluxe Corp., the No. 1 check-printing company, said first-quarter income plunged as individuals and companies further reduced their use of checks.

Fiserv Inc.’s chief executive may be considering changing the banking technology and outsourcing provider’s acquisition and integration strategy.

Despite a first-quarter earnings drop, Online Resources Corp. said its bill payment volume had improved, and it highlighted new projects that could improve earnings next year.

Big banks' investment in online small-business banking - several have added services in just the last few weeks - seems to have given them an edge over small ones in customer satisfaction.

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RSA Security Inc. has long been considered a major provider of general-purpose security technology, but until recently it was less of a force in banking.

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CyberSource Corp. shares were downgraded last week even though the payment processor's first-quarter results beat estimates.

First Data Corp. said that despite its overall flat first-quarter results and a loss in its struggling card processing unit, the unit is growing.

Two point of sale terminal companies are touting portable, wireless payment systems for the restaurant, hospitality, and service industries.

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