Bank technology

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.

The three major credit reporting agencies plan to make companies send them consumer information in standardized encryption formats.

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Moving jobs to developing nations, already fairly common among U.S. financial services companies, is expected to increase dramatically in the next three years.

Banks have high aspirations in security but fall far short of them, according to a survey.

Iconix Inc. is expected today to announce anti-phishing software called Truemark.

KeyCorp plans to add scanners to its teller windows to convert paper checks into digital images as soon as they are presented for deposit.

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With one big bite, Open Solutions Inc. plans to more than double in size, and its chief executive says he remains hungry for further growth.

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In a move intended to expand its role in the payments industry and provide a new stock for acquisitions, Fidelity National Financial Inc. has agreed to combine its technology unit with the transaction processor Certegy Inc.

Fidelity Information Services Inc., which has become an important outsourcing provider to small and midsize banks, is now making a play for the nation's biggest banks through a partnership with Computer Sciences Corp.

eBay Inc.’s deal for the Internet telephone company Skype Technologies SA could also boost PayPal Inc.’s efforts to expand into new countries and even farther beyond the online auction market.