Bank technology

SunTrust Banks Inc. is installing software designed to keep it from processing the same check twice.

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Banks are slowly starting to install check-imaging technology in automated teller machines.

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Banks have long archived data by using couriers to haul backup tapes to long-term-storage facilities, but transmitting the information electronically is becoming more affordable - and, bankers say, necessary.

National City Corp.’s new online account-opening system is bucking conventional wisdom by trying to sell applicants additional products and services.

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People who apply for credit cards online have worse credit histories than the average Internet user, according to a recent study — but some banks disagree.

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Fidelity National Financial Inc.'s plan to combine its back-end banking technology with Certegy Inc.'s card processing business has prompted debate about whether competitors should follow suit.

Associated Banc-Corp was understandably upset when Earthlink Inc. told its users that the Green Bay, Wis., banking company’s Web site was a scam, perpetrated by phishers hoping to steal personal information.

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In a deal that may bring it more financial services customers, the Internet security giant Symantec Corp. is buying WholeSecurity Inc., whose software attacks viruses from a different slant.