Bank technology

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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The National Clearing House Association has developed software that uses images to make check adjustments, such as correcting the dollar amount, even for checks that are cleared as paper.

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Total System Services Inc. said a lot Wednesday without saying much.

Observers warn that con artists who have largely shifted to the Internet to snare personal data may revert to the phone in response to the financial industry's efforts to stop online fraud.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has started offering a corporate payment system that assigns a unique account number to every transaction made on purchasing cards so companies can track them.

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Vital Processing Services, the merchant acquiring unit of Total System Services Inc. of Columbus, Ga., has changed its name in preparation for expanding beyond the United States.