Bank technology

RevolutionCredit is looking to partner with creditors on its behavior data software for underwriting and prospecting.

Westpac is soliciting U.K. developers and designers to enter its new mobile and web banking app crowd sourcing idea contest.

PNC Bank has added a new twist to its annual tongue-in-cheek Christmas Price Index, which estimates the cost of gifts mentioned in a famous holiday jingle.

Mint, a personal financial management tool from Intuit that inspired entrepreneur copycats worldwide, announced Wednesday an app for the Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8 operating systems.

Industry observers note how quickly Thoma Bravo LLC made a profit on a company it just acquired in August, and call the purchase a coup for NCR that could help it satisfy a technical need among banks: better consistency among channels.

Flying drones aren't just for Amazon package delivery. The financial industry could use the aerodynamic robots in myriad ways.

Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, Britain's biggest taxpayer-owned lender, apologized for a technical fault that left customers unable to access accounts and offered to compensate those who have lost money.

NCR has been working to become a "hardware-enabled, software-driven business" for eight years. With its purchase of online and mobile banking vendor Digital Insight and transaction switching and fraud detection software company Alaric Systems, it's taken a big step forward.

NCR Corp. (NCR) has agreed to purchase Menlo, Calif.-based Digital Insight Corporation for $1.65 billion. The deal follows Intuit's sale of the mobile and online banking unit to private equity firm Thoma Bravo LLC in July.

Several Canadian banks have taken on the challenge of managing and protecting their customers' user names and passwords across banking and government sites. U.S. banks are invited to join a similar pilot starting in the U.S.

The technology firm Wipro (WIT) has agreed to buy Opus Capital Markets Consultants, which provides mortgage due diligence and risk management.

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) has agreed to by Prolexic, a maker of cloud-based security software.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. started offering a cloud computing service known as Ju Baopen for banks and securities firms, as China's largest e-commerce company ventures into financial-related services.

Banks shouldn’t feel forced to place all their bets on one platform or another. In the shorter term, successful future models of banking will be hybrids.

BillGuard, a fraud-flagging startup, is adding analytics and savings add-ons to its iPhone app, according to TechCrunch.

National Bank & Trust (NB&T) has launched a mobile app designed to teach young children about setting up savings goals, keeping track of their accounts and other money concepts.

Check, a personal financial management (PFM) company that lets users link accounts and pay their bills, found a unique use for its data gathering tools: evaluate how the government shutdown impacted consumers' spending patterns.

PNC's new video ads, which air on websites like Hulu, are targeted to viewers based on lifestyle and, it is hoped, will gain the Pittsburgh bank more customers.

When Isis launched its mobile wallet nationwide in November, it also launched new technology for customers who want to use their phones instead of cards or cash to pay at the checkout counter. Reporters from American Banker and PaymentsSource tested the new technology and share their findings.

Utah-based Ally Bank has expanded its use of Fiserv's Popmoney person-to-person payments service. It now lets consumers send and receive funds from within the bank's mobile banking app.