Bank technology

Former Citigroup (NYSE:C) executive Deborah Doyle McWhinney is joining the board of engineering company Fluor (FLR).

New technology from Apple and others can help banks create appointments, share offers, crowdsource customer service and identify their best customers, all in real time.

Cardtronics (CATM) in Houston posted lower profits in the fourth quarter despite a 22% increase in revenue.

The squabbling over who is responsible for the massive data breach at Target stores resumed Thursday when a group representing retail banks rolled out a new set of numbers detailing how much the breach has cost banks.

Americans who buy prepaid cards from banks spend less on fees than those who buy their cards from nonbanks, according to new research from the Pew Charitable Trusts.

Citigroup and Bank of America emerged as the big winners in a study of the best web features at 17 banks. But lenders that primarily serve customers online are gaining ground with user-friendly tools.

Real-time payments provide opportunities for fraud and errors, credit union executives say.

MasterCard (MA) has promoted Tim Murphy to general counsel and chief franchise officer.

Santander Bank, formerly Sovereign Bank, has launched a rewards-heavy credit card and made other creative retail moves in the U.S. as it tries to establish an identity beyond that of the foreign-owned bank with the tricky name.

For most of the banking industry, the ability to generate real-time views and assessments of risk across a company – right down to the transaction level – remains dangerously elusive.

As consumers increasingly transact through digital channels, the Ohio bank is expanding its newer branch concepts to include so-called smart ATMs in a bid to free staffers from managing a cash drawer.

The Federal Reserve banks signaled Tuesday that they are pushing ahead with their efforts to encourage the construction of a faster nationwide payment system.

Lawmakers kicked off a week of investigations into recent data breaches on Monday and Tuesday, grilling bankers, retailers, government officials and consumer advocates about why the breaches occurred and what can be done to prevent future incidents.

Bionym, an identity technology startup and one of BTN's top ten fintech companies to watch, will launch its wearable device with a Bitcoin wallet app.

Keeping ATM locator apps up to date is a challenge, especially when multiple networks are involved.

In an increasingly commoditized industry, our people can be one of the few true differentiators left. But the model that has them forever sitting in buildings that fewer and fewer people utilize makes less strategic sense each year.

Cash will be with us for years to come, but also increasingly integrated with digital technologies, says Diebold chief executive Andy Mattes. With a half-year on the job, he says his company's goal "is to own the interface between digital and physical" money.

U.S. Bank is readying software for fashion brands and other companies to embed into their mobile apps in a bid to facilitate shopping through more traditional marketing channels like print. The initiative adds a wrinkle to the ways in which banks are working to innovate commerce.

Citigroup announced Monday a feature in pilot that lets customers check deposits, credit card balances and recent transactions on a mobile device without having to log in to the bank's app.

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