Bank technology

Bank of America (BAC) is offering software to help small business clients manage their cash.

The latest reason for banks to provide security for their mobile banking users: mobile malware attacks have increased more than six-fold in the past year, according to a recent survey from Juniper Networks.

Mobile text alerts are increasingly a part of a solid mobile banking customer experience. Industry analysts share best practices, common mistakes and occasional quirks occurring in delivering mobile alerts.

Criminals will always find new ways to steal money. Banks still need a realistic timetable from the card networks to upgrade to chip and PIN.

Bankers and companies including JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup praised landmark Supreme Court decisions that expanded federal benefits and struck down some restrictions on same-sex marriage.

On Sunday morning, customers of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the world's largest bank, woke to an unpleasant surprise: Their deposits were not available for withdrawal by ATM or teller (online or in-person).

The consumer-loan company InstaLoan has contracted with FactorTrust for information on the underbanked, to help it expand its pool of loan candidates.

Bay Banks of Virginia in Kilmarnock plans to close a branch and begin offering mobile banking.

Web giants have built empires selling customer data. Barclays' recent acknowledgment that it is also considering selling client information raises the question for the industry of whether the potential revenue gains are worth the reputational and legal risks.

In an effort to simplify its mortgage process and improve compliance, BOK Financial (BOKF) in Tulsa, Okla., has chosen DocuTech's mortgage loan document software.

Technology CU announced this morning it has introduced a new way to help members avoid ATM surcharges with the debut of FeeAlert from Cardtronics.

Green Dot's mobile consumer checking account, GoBank, is now open to the public.

Much must still be clarified about the new currencies and few have developed viable or secure business models that warrant defensive movement from the traditional banking sector just yet.

Australian bank anticipates that IBM's Jeopardy-winning computer will help financial advisors provide quick yet valuable advice.

Lending Club is backing Tritium Racing and its 73-foot offshore trimaran (now named after its sponsor) in the Transpacfic Yacht Race, which begins in July near Los Angeles and finishes in Honolulu. Its CEO, Renaud Laplanche, will be on the race crew.

IntelliResponse, which sells virtual agent technology, released a new platform Tuesday that provides data visualization for incoming customer questions. The software is designed to let a bank quickly see what's top of mind for customers.

Cyber-security has long been a technology and risk management challenge for banks. Recently, Washington policymakers have come to regard it as one of the most pressing issues financial institutions face.

Q2ebanking announced Tuesday that it is working with Andera of Providence, R.I. to resell the latter's account opening and lending software.

Electrocardiograms as the next biometric marker for authentication? At a time when banks are eager to find a replacement for the traditional login and password, it's possible.

Barclays is telling customers that it might soon start selling their information, according to financial technology blog Finextra.