Bank technology

State Employees' Credit Union will use Wincor Nixdorf's automated teller machine software.

Hearsay Social's new sales software pushes financial advisors to reach out to customers and prospects when they post personal news on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week.

Big banks and regionals have been pounded by denial of service attacks but small banks less so. Bank Technology News staffers discuss what community bankers should do to prepare for the risk that cyber-criminals will target them next.

HP Autonomy has added Rabobank as a customer for its information management software.

Instead of downsizing, banks should reposition big branch networks to protect their ground from nonbanks and tech companies trying to infiltrate the financial services space.

The White House says the nation needs new laws to reinforce its cyber defenses but that the push should not come at the cost of privacy.

If they get on their high horse, bankers risk coming off as disingenuous. Concentrate instead on developing products that will help consumers meet a specific financial goal.

Customer satisfaction with BMO Harris fell after it bought Marshall & Ilsley thanks to a customer-service glitch and other issues, showing how hard it is to integrate acquisitions.

BitPremier plans to broker luxury items like condos, jewelry and designer watches exclusively via the digital currency bitcoin. Behind the venture is SecondMarket CEO Barry Silbert.

MidSouth Bank of Tennessee recently deployed software to speed up the process for documenting and calculating the allowance for loan and lease losses.

For bankers, a well-designed customer interface is worth the money, according to a recent Forrester report.

OptifiNow, a maker of mortgage lending software, is rolling out a service to streamline paperwork and ease compliance.

Bank technology provider VSoft has agreed to resell services from payments processor First Data.

ATM operator Cardtronics USA has purchased the assets of Aptus Financial, an ATM servicer based in Portland, Ore.

We must help carry forward the traditions of relationship banking while stressing the importance of technology adaptation and modern leadership.

HSBC Bermuda is giving its retail banking customers security devices that will display one-time passwords for online banking, according to reports.

Data-driven small business lending startup On Deck this morning announced a $17 million expansion to its Series D round of funding, bringing the round to $59 million.

A technophile New Jersey community banker on why he believes in keeping up with changing mobile trends, cloud computing and going paperless.

A spate of denial-of-service attacks on 13 major banks has the industry scrambling.