Bank technology

Technology emerging from a project funded by DARPA would consume little power and be able to analyze data coming in from many sources at once.

Its landing page should make it easy for prospective customers to see where to sign up for an account, research interest rates and apply for a loan or credit card.

TowneBank bought a minority stake in a security firm to help protect its commercial customers and boost revenue.

Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn conversations don't come easily to banks. Here's a look at a few common missteps made in financial services.

Both the carrier joint venture and the financial services company said when Isis launches later this year American Express' Serve will work in concert with the telecom group's tap and go payments technology.

Amid a small wave of cloud computing announcements this week, systems integrator CSC is expanding the cloud computing options it offers banks and other companies.

A report from the Ponemon Institute finds the average cost of a data breach is $9.4 million.

Technologies like webcasts, email, instant messages and cloud sharing are making it harder to maintain confidentiality and attorney-client privilege in deal negotiations.

Nice Systems (NICE), a maker of contact center software, has agreed to buy Causata, a provider of customer behavior analytics software. Ideally, the two technologies combined could provide a real-time picture of what a customer has been up to the moment he calls a company's call center.

SunGard, a software and technology services company based in Wayne, Pa., has expanded its trust accounting software to help banks process accounts for philanthropic organizations and endowments.

A free Samsung tablet, no monthly fee, a card reader and transaction limits make up an offering the bank hopes will increase wallet share and profitability.

Online and mobile banking adoption continues to grow quickly, a national poll finds.

Wells Fargo (WFC) will issue new credit cards on the American Express network beginning in mid-2014, the two companies announced Wednesday. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Cardtronics said this morning it has continued its acquisitions spree with a deal to acquire Cardpoint Limited, an operator of 7,100 ATMs in the U.K. and Germany for $153 million cash.

As financial services startups debate whether it is better to ask regulators for permission or beg for their forgiveness after acquiring customers, PayPal’s history might offer some lessons.

Would-be payments disruptor Aaron Greenspan says a California money transmission law forced him to choose between killing his startup and going to prison. Other financial services startups may face similar choices.

Are banks destined to become trusted repositories for personal information as some pundits predict or is the notion utter nonsense? That was one hot topic of conversation during a recent Twitter Chat hosted by American Banker on the future of banking. The publication's BankThink editors discuss.

Defense.net left stealth mode Tuesday and announced its initial $9.5 million round of funding.

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services has introduced a tool to help manage loan origination.

Brinqa's tech and ops risk modeling software calculates the value of worst-case scenarios, to push investment in solutions.