Bank technology

Financial services companies run a distant third in using "sponsored links" to advertise in online search engine results, a survey found.

Sun Microsystems Inc., well known on Wall Street but a less prominent player in retail banking, aims to change that with a multifaceted marketing push to be unveiled today.

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When West Georgia National Bank in Carrollton began requiring its online banking customers this year to change their passwords every 45 days, some customers balked and closed their accounts.

Banks are evaluating ways to verify a check's authenticity after it is converted to an image, but one issue they are facing is interoperability.

With its deal to form a merchant processor with Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Global Payments Inc. has taken its first step into the rapidly-growing Asia Pacific region.

More than a week after Hurricane Katrina hammered the Gulf Coast, some banks are still struggling to provide their customers with basic financial services and access to their accounts.

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Are banks becoming more open to the idea of replacing core systems?

The number of people using online banking has plateaued, while concerns about theft and fraud have risen, according to a survey the New York marketing research firm Ipsos Insight is expected to release today.

PayPal Inc. made a move Wednesday that the big card companies have long resisted - it cut its fixed transaction fees for purchases under $2.

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The Denver processor First Data Corp. said Thursday that Jim Schoedinger, the president of its card-issuing services unit, will leave the company today to pursue other interests.

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In a pilot program that takes customer relationship management into new territory, some Bank of America Corp. tellers are being automatically prompted to offer and approve credit cards and home equity lines of credit on the spot.