Bank technology

Companies may now handle disclosures over social media, the Securities and Exchange Commission ruled.

Bank of the West today rolled out new apps for iPhone, Android and iPad devices that include a unique feature: the ability to check balances with a swipe of the app's opening screen, without having to log in first. The bank is the first to use Fiserv's Mobility platform to create Quick Balance.

Intuit will begin piloting its combined PFM and mobile banking offering with banks later this spring.

A group that has claimed responsibility for a flood of cyberattacks on the nation's biggest banks says it was behind an assault last week on the website of American Express (AXP) that left customers of the credit card giant unable to log in to their accounts.

Consumers continue to move to mobile banking although security concerns may keep some bank customers from reaching for their devices.

The global technology services and consulting company said Tuesday it has agreed with UniCredit to manage an entity the companies have formed to oversee the Milan-based bank's receivables, payables and asset-management functions.

Regions Bank said Tuesday that roughly 700 of the company's 2,000 automated teller machines now enable customers to cash checks.

ING Bank announced Tuesday it has appointed Ron van Kemenade as its new CIO. Kemenade most recently served as the CIO of ING's Netherlands operations.

Craig Linville, vice president in the appraisal department at Bank of North Carolina in High Point, found out the hard way that sometimes a bank can grow too quickly for its own good.

Midwestern grocery store Schnucks said over the weekend that its terminals were being used by criminals to capture customers' credit card information at the checkout counter.

JPMorgan Chase took to Twitter on Monday afternoon to tell customers its website was "experiencing intermittent issues" and to recommend customers use its mobile service while the company worked it out.

Bank divisions of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group suffered from a mobile banking app glitch for a few hours late last week. The outage affected mobile banking customers at RBS, NatWest and Ulster Bank.

The Minneapolis bank is adding new imaging and location-aware features to its mobile banking apps.

CTS North America has released new systems for on-demand card issuance.

Defi Solutions has launched a loan-origination application for mobile devices.

Creditex founder, Sunil Hirani, is heading first CFTC-approved exchange for interest rate derivatives.

Silicon Valley Bank has launched a mobile banking app for U.S. commercial clients.

American Express endured a cyberattack on Thursday that left some customers unable to access their accounts.

An influential U.S. lawmaker is preparing legislation that would punish companies from China and elsewhere that use secrets stolen by cyber thieves.

StrikeForce Technologies is accusing Fiserv, First Midwest Bancorp and PhoneFactor of encroaching on its technology for protecting customers of financial institutions from online identity theft.