Bank technology

Jim Rohr says cybersecurity is one of the biggest issues banks face. The frequent distributed denial-of-service-attacks on banks' web servers that have occurred since September are doing more than disrupting service.

CIOs at an enterprise technology conference dish on pain points and hint at solutions.

Mark Jamison of Capital One envisions a future in which financial services companies mimic Apple and other tech giants, turning bureaucracies into plug-and-play digital platforms.

Bank of America (BAC) is replacing credit or debit cards for some its customers in the Midwest because of concern that their accounts may have been compromised, KMOX is reporting.

The credit card company has released an app to help families rein in prom spending, which is expected to rise 41% this year compared with 2011.

NICE Systems is offering a customer engagement analytics platform. The product combines interaction and transaction analytics and lets companies look at big data generated by cross-channel customer engagement, NICE said Monday.

Actiance, a maker of software that helps financial firms manage their use of social media, has rolled out a series of additions to its Socialite platform.

Chase's mobile banking functionality earned first place in a new report from Forrester that evaluated 15 large retail banks around the globe.

During a lengthy interview, Jim Rohr, until recently the chief executive of PNC Financial Group, talked about cybersecurity, "too big to fail" and his bank's culture.

A panel this week at the CEB TowerGroup conference in Boston focused on the future of authentication.

As NYC's police commissioner, Bill Bratton pioneered a process that married sophisticated data analysis with better communication across an organization.

More than a decade ago, regulators nearly suffocated PayPal. Now it looks like they're trying to squelch another disruptive, innovative payments system.

A panel this week at the CEB TowerGroup conference in Boston debated the convenience-versus-security aspect of fighting fraud.

Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Tex., said Wednesday he plans to introduce a bill that would clarify the Department of Homeland Security's role in receiving information about cyber threats from companies.

In the wake of a successful pilot, Discover announced Wednesday that it is offering bank software vendor Fisoc's debit rewards program, Buzz Points, to its issuing banks.

NCR said its Skimming Protection Solution product can prevent so-called skimming attacks, in which a thief installs a card slot on an ATM with the goal of swiping data embedded on a card's magnetic strip.

They may look ridiculous, but phablets and superphones — mini tablets and extra-large phones — have a bright future, according to research released today by Transparency Market Research.

Consumer advocate Jennifer Openshaw is launching a new company that offers financial advisors a platform in which to build social media communities, with some compliance features built in.

Citi is adding a finance tool to its CitiDirect BE Mobile platform that will let suppliers check up on the status of incoming payments.

Nebulous security challenge questions like, "Who's the best man in your life?" have got to go.