Bank technology

PNC first tested one of the small, temporary branches loaded with technology in Atlanta, and Georgia chief Eddie Meyers wants to bring to bring back more as part of a diverse branching strategy that balances personal service and efficiency.

KKR & Co., the private-equity firm led by Henry Kravis and George Roberts, led a $3.5 billion private placement for First Data Corp. to help the payment processor it acquired in 2007 repay debt and strengthen its balance sheet.

Financial Services Roundtable CEO Tim Pawlenty discusses how banks can better sell themselves to new, young professionals, and how financial services firms are going to increasingly resemble technology companies.

With the need for on-site tellers diminishing as foot traffic declines, the Atlanta bank sees the video terminals as a way to reduce staffing costs while continuing to provide face-to-face service when it's needed.

Allpoint, the global surcharge-free ATM network operated by Cardtronics, will begin to accept check and cash deposits at more than 2,500 U.S. locations by the end of 2014.

Once heavy on grey type, Bank of North Carolina's reports are now dotted with colorful graphs, charts and heat maps so that busy senior executives and board members can quickly assess things like loan data and branch profitability and keep better tabs on the integration of acquired banks.

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood's office sued credit reporting giant Experian Information Solutions, alleging errors in the company's data and regular violations of consumer protection laws.

Television financial advisor Suze Orman's prepaid debit card will be discontinued, according to a report in the New York Times.

The way in which customers navigate e-commerce and online banking sites provides analytics that could ultimately help secure their accounts.

With mobile expected to supplant online as the No. 1 method for paying bills within the next four years, banks are eager to find new ways to improve the mobile experience and keep customers from paying bills through rival services.

The United States Court of Appeals has confirmed BancorpSouth's lack of liability in an online banking fraud case, and even granted that the bank may seek to recover attorneys' fees from the victim.

PNC Financial Services announced Monday a tool for merchants that lets them accept payments on their mobile devices.

A breed of malware targeting mobile devices called Svpeng has made its way from Russia to the U.S. The malware looks for specific mobile banking apps on the phone, then locks the phone and demands money to unlock it.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Friday announced his support for a proposal in the state legislature to regulate prepaid debit cards used by employers to pay wages.

While banks struggle to get consumers to use Near Field Communication-enabled phones for mobile payments, the video game industry is having blockbuster success with NFC technology.

The restaurant chain P.F. Chang's has confirmed that the data breach it discovered Tuesday involved the theft of credit and debit cards.

A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau hearing meant to get feedback on mobile banking technology took a sharp turn Thursday when a majority of the audience offered complaints about payday lenders instead.

Green Dot (GDOT) said Thursday that it has hired a PayPal executive to become general manager of its mobile bank account, known as GoBank.

The world's oldest and largest custody bank is counting its recently launched Continuous Process Improvement strategy to drive its transformation — and bolster its bottom line.

Before banks launch new payment products and services, they should think carefully about their customer demographics, security and regulatory risks and data monetization.