Bank technology

ChicagoFirst, the first local public-private collaborative meant to prepare financial companies for disasters, has become a model for communities around the country.

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The patent-licensing victory Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing LP announced Tuesday could lead to others, observers say.

The Connecticut banking company Webster Financial Corp. is seeking to fortify its leading position in the health savings account market by hiring Metavante Corp. to provide debit-card processing for its HSA Bank unit.

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Only 4% of consumers are using contactless payment cards - so card companies really do not want to tick them off.

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Financial services companies will probably pay more attention next year to state-of-the-art techniques against new-account fraud, industry experts say.

Fidelity National Financial Inc., the acquisitive provider of title insurance, financial processing software and services, and other products, is about to enter a new line of business: insurance claims management.

Metavante Corp. said Tuesday that its MBI Benefits unit has begun to provide real-time health plan cash account management services to Lighthouse1 LLP of Minneapolis, an online service that supports third-party benefits administrators.

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Sellers of security technology for online banking that once pushed only their own ideas are looking more and more alike.