Bank technology

The most significant aspect of Apple's forthcoming iPhone 5S smartphone, some say, is the powerful new processor it will contain that may allow applications to handle large data sets more efficiently.

What to do with the mass affluent, who want some investment help but won't pay hefty fees? Startup Trizic offers a do-it-yourself investing site banks can white label.

Fiserv has launched a program to help banks deal with the implications of new requirements from the Internal Revenue Service.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has created a centralized data repository that aims to help businesses keep better track of account transactions.

At this year's FinovateFall conference in New York City, a few relative newcomers showed new approaches to old problems.

Disney World's efforts to test its payments wristband involve patience, investment in technology and a lot of marketing. PaymentsSource editor Daniel Wolfe recently visited the amusement park and has some lessons for banks and other payments companies that want to succeed in similar innovation.

Young adults dominate the world of mobile and table banking. They also pay close attention to ads as they bank on the go. For financial institutions, that could soon open up a fresh revenue stream.

An intruder hacked into a Vodafone Group Plc server in Germany, gaining access to 2 million customers' personal details and banking information.

Software lets marketers look at analytics from data management systems, social media networks and other sources in one place.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. As excerpted from the comments sections of AmericanBanker.com articles.

An antitrust complaint against Visa and MasterCard will continue, prolonging the eight-year battle, after both proponents and defendants were heard during the fairness hearing Sept. 12.

The fingerprint scanner in Apple's new iPhone 5S should help banks with consumer acceptance as they experiment with newer forms of authentication technology.

Want consumers to engage with your financial firm? Don’t try to turn their finances into a flashy smartphone game; find new ways to do their banking for them.

The latest version of a portfolio management system from Moody's Analytics includes features tailored to banks preparing for capital regulations under Basel III.

Finovate gets bankers and startups tweeting their hearts - and snarks-out. Below are the top 10 tweets from the conference that showcases the latest in financial services technology.

Recent reports that the National Security Agency has been undermining encryption on the Internet have led to speculation about the security of online banking data.

Recent reports that the National Security Agency has been undermining encryption on the Internet raise questions about the security of online banking data. The spy agency has been installing "back doors" in commercial software and introducing weaknesses to industry encryption standards, according to documents leaked to the media by Edward Snowden. The good news (such as it is) is that cybercriminals may not take advantage of these vulnerabilities, since they usually focus more on tricking humans through tactics like phishing than on the time-consuming work of cracking codes.

Verint's enhanced video surveillance system provides license plate and facial recognition, as well as access from Apple devices.

Day-one demos from Finovate gave a lot of airtime to personal financial management app refinements, such as collaboration and data visualization. Here's a look at five.