Bank technology

New POS schemes bring uncertainties. Merchants need partners who can help them scale their solutions while growing sales and increasing customers.

The unit of the $355 billion-asset U.S. Bancorp (USB) said Thursday that Harley Marine, a transportation company based in Seattle, will use On-Site Electronic Deposit Mobile to deposit checks remotely.

New research from Synergistics points out the unintended consequences of branch closures.

Service meant to help companies avoid the "shadow IT" problem.

New research suggests that consumers are becoming more comfortable using mobile devices for their financial services' needs.

Banking technology firm SunGard has rolled out an ATM and card reconciliation system.

It’s the first financial services firm to deploy passive voice biometrics as the primary way of authenticating wealth management customers who call in, according to vendor Nuance Communications.

Which financial institutions "get" LinkedIn? Jennifer Grazel, the social media network's global head of category development for financial services, offers up several examples.

A new bill proposed in the Senate, the Deter Cyber Theft Act, is meant to help prevent nation-states from stealing U.S. business secrets.

Payments processor Elavon has named Simon Haslam its chief executive officer. Haslam had been the head of international markets for the U.S. Bancorp unit.

So far, threats by Anonymous to shut down U.S. banks with distributed denial of service attacks this week has turned out to be idle.

The majority — 66% — of small business owners use mobile devices in their work, according to a survey conducted by Constant Contact.

Mauch Chunk Trust Company in Jim Thorpe, Pa., has renewed its contract with First Data.

Developers should consider incorporating rewards and other tools such as receipt tracking in new mobile payment applications to promote broad adoption.

The hacker collective Anonymous has joined with groups throughout the Middle East and North Africa to vow a series of so-called denial of service attacks this Tuesday against financial institutions, other U.S. firms and government agencies.

Innovation has been critical to the Kansas City, Mo., bank ever since it introduced the first drive-up window nearly a century ago. Chief executive Mariner Kemper and Chief Financial Officer Michael Hagedorn discuss their strategy for mixing proprietary and off-the-shelf technologies in their bid to keep a step ahead of the competition.

When experiments in lending are properly organized and priced, they can be successful for borrowers and lenders of all income groups, even in tough times.

The CEO of UMB Financial believes the time has come to rethink branch technology, to speed service and cut costs.

Cash transaction network PayNearMe announced the addition of six-year Wells Fargo veteran Billy Robins as vice president of business development.

Bank is letting small business cardholders create a tagged and searchable archive of receipts to help with billing tasks.