Bank technology

Customer analytics software firm Verint has bought Victrio, a voice biometrics company.

Mobile bill payment using photos has come to Customers Bank in Wyomissing, Pa.

Mobile banking can alleviate friction and save time for underserved, low-income consumers, but face-to-face interaction is critical to serving their financial needs.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch's first pilot client, USI Insurance, has successfully used the file-based electronic bank account management (eBAM) system the bank offers.

Some products offered by bank technology company Fundtech now include counter-fraud tools by ACH Alert.

Industry observers are bracing to see whether the cost of international wire transfers will skyrocket once a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule goes into effect starting today.

A survey conducted by Treasury Strategies, sponsored by Wausau, uncovered much bellyaching by banks’ corporate clients about account opening and other processes they find needlessly complicated.

The New York bank has subscribed to SAP’s Financial Services Network, which lets banks’ computers communicate directly with their corporate customers’ systems.

A New Zealand bank wants anybody interested to take a tour of its headquarters - from a distance.

U.S. Bancorp, the fifth largest commercial bank in America, announced Monday it will make available a mobile photo balance transfer feature in November.

Small banks often find themselves squeezed out of the derivatives market by larger players. To former BB&T executive Dolf Roell, that's a sign of opportunity.

Looking at clues like how well applicants spell, Finance and Thrift has deployed a custom loan origination model for its "economically active poor" clients. The indirect auto lender and community banking unit of F&T Financial Services says its system has cut credit losses and sped up decision-making.

It's not distributed denial of service or malware threats that banks are most concerned about when it comes to security, but spam, according to a survey released this week.

On the heels of landing a $37 million series C investment, U.K.-based Funding Circle has announced it will set up shop in San Francisco.

Startups and small businesses could sell ownership stakes in their companies by soliciting investors over the Internet under a proposal advanced by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

This week at the ATM, Debit and Prepaid Forum in Las Vegas, bankers cast aside differences and started to talk about the evolving payments landscape.

Virtual Piggy has joined the list of fintech companies and banks to host hackathons to spot talent — in this case, one geared at individuals 19 and younger and taking place in December.

The European Parliament demanded a halt to bank-data transfers to U.S. counter-terrorism investigators because of possible violations of privacy, the latest international outcry over alleged American spying.

Paychex and Biz2Credit have teamed up to offer an online loan resource center that gives small-business owners access to capital from more than 1,200 lenders.

Getting corporate cash management services to work smoothly on all devices is a time-hogging project. Wells Fargo will be piloting its new responsive design site through the end of the year.