Bank technology

The recently launched Bank Innovators Council announced new partnerships with NextBank, BankersHub and Innovation Agency on Monday.

Responsive design, voice biometrics and business process management are among the big technology projects on Wells Fargo's drawing board.

Valley National Bank (VLY) in Wayne, N.J., is joining the trend toward self-service banking with a plan to upgrade the technology at most of its 204 branches over the next five years.

Senator Patrick Leahy pledged on Friday to pursue cybersecurity legislation in the wake of a massive data breach at retail giant Target.

JPMorgan Chase is strictly limiting the debit card use of shoppers who used Chase debit cards at Target during the retailer's recent data breach, which took place November 27 to December 15.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has taken disciplinary action against the banking software provider Jack Henry & Associates for failing to get a processing center damaged by Hurricane Sandy up and running in a timely manner.

Small Business Payments Company seeks to partner with banks to provide better online tools to small business owners, an area that's been ripe for disruption for years. The product forecasts companies' cash flow, which gives rise to more cross-sale opportunities for banks.

As the industry reels from the massive data breach Target announced Thursday, there's debate around the best way for banks to respond.

The Target breach, which affected up to 40 million cardholders who shopped at the store from Nov. 27 through Dec. 15, is noteworthy because it affects a massive retailer with deep experience in the credit and debit card businesses and an extreme early adopter of EMV-chip cards in the U.S.

With Target reporting that its stores have been hit with a massive data breach involving up to 40 million accounts, credit unions across the nation are moving to inform their members and gather more information on the security breach.

Wells Fargo's basement lab, mobile banking fees, social media, and branch design were among the hottest tech topics of 2013. Click through to see all the most-read stories of the year.

Thieves who stole card data for 40 million Target shoppers are now trying to sell their ill-gotten information as fast as they can on underground websites, says security blogger Brian Krebs.

As more consumers pile into Bitcoin and the currency's market capitalization increases, any handful of trades will not have as strong an effect on the currency’s price swings.

FIS (FIS), one of the largest fintech providers worldwide, announced Thursday a new board member: Les Muma, the former founder and chief executive of Fiserv (FISV).

Peter Orszag, a former White House economic aide and current Citigroup vice chairman, said Wednesday he "wouldn't buy Bitcoin right now," but he still mounted a moderate economic defense of the digital currency.

Retailer Target is investigating a massive data breach that may have affected the card data of millions of bank customers, according to security blogger Brian Krebs.

Survey data show that by midyear 2013, Internet-based mortgage sales in the U.S. increased 75% year-over-year, leading to a 16% decline in branch sales.

AT&T (NYSE:T) has launched a system meant to help companies detect fraud detection on mobile transactions taking place on its network.

Digital banking, marketing analytics and the 'omnichannel' top bankers' technology shopping lists for the coming year.

Mortgage technology developer Optimal Blue today acquired its largest competitor, LoanSifter, in a deal that combines the two largest standalone developers of mortgage product eligibility and pricing engines remaining in the mortgage industry.