Bank technology

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The banking software vendors Corillian Corp. and Cyota Inc. have incorporated Quova Inc.'s GeoPoint into their fraud-prevention systems.

As more banks begin to transmit digital check images across the country, couriers that haul paper checks are starting to feel a squeeze.

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Several veterans of the British online bank Egg PLC have started an innovative person-to-person lending Web site, Zopa.co.uk, and plan to expand into the United States.

Nova Information Services, U.S. Bancorp’s payment processing subsidiary, has added electronic check conversion capabilities to its retail lockbox service.

Carreker Corp., which has staked its fortunes on digital imaging, reported a fiscal fourth-quarter loss Tuesday and said bank purchases of its technology have lagged.

The battle for online bill-pay customers is commonly framed as banks versus billers, and though billers took an early lead, most observers say the aggregation model of banks gives them the long-term edge.

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Since departing U.S. Bancorp as its president and chief operating officer in 2001, Philip G. Heasley has wanted to land the top job at a financial company.

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In a sign of how fast paper checks have lost ground, Clearing House Payments Co. plans to shut down in May - seven months ahead of schedule - its jet courier service that hauls them east from California for clearing.

A growing number of commercial cash managers expect to substitute electronic payments for checks soon, and more banks are positioning themselves to help.