Bank technology

"Why would you not take advantage of card and account data?" wonders On Deck CEO Noah Beslow in the first in a series of six profiles of promising fintech startups.

Legislation to encourage sharing of information about cyber threats among companies and the government has won the backing of a technology trade group.

A federal judge ordered retail trade groups Thursday to make changes to websites that seek to persuade merchants to oppose a proposed settlement over credit card swipe fees.

Polaris Financial Technology has opened a financial-technology design center in Chennai, India.

Regions Bank was hit with a cyberattack Thursday afternoon that jammed online and mobile banking and left some customers unable to access their accounts.

Fiserv said Thursday it has teamed with ChannelNet, a maker of private-label web portals, to give financial institutions the ability to set up online sites for administering loans.

Citigroup has rolled out a new version of its corporate online banking system.

The nation's biggest banks have a message for the government on efforts to bolster cybersecurity protections: We're already facing plenty of standards.

Rep. Marsha Blackburn introduced legislation to strengthen the nation's safeguards against cyberattacks while a House panel passed a measure to promote sharing of information about cyber threats.

The exchange rate may be volatile now, but as the market eventually finds equilibrium and stabilizes, bitcoin will become an important store of value beyond restriction and confiscation.

Companies that trade the digital currency Bitcoin for dollars have suffered from disruptions and lags as the exchange rate has whipsawed.

A consumer advocate is warning everyone to allow more time for online banking transactions amid a wave of cyberattacks on financial institutions.

The bank has created an electronic process for consumer loans that's being extended to small-business signature cards and many other areas of the business.

Mobile banking apps from Capital One and DBS Bank of Singapore shared first place in a new study of 50 global banks’ smartphone offerings for private banking clients.

With the proliferation of smartphones and tablets, there is an expectation among bank customers that they should receive instant deals and offers, says Parag Ladhawala, a senior business leader at Visa.

The South African banking-security firm Entersekt has joined a group of companies seeking to develop alternative methods of online authentication.

Fiserv (FISV) has upgraded its asset-management system, making improvements to its trading capabilities, user interface and model-data reporting.

A federal judge is set to rule soon on whether merchantsobject.com is misleading U.S. retailers. The ruling carries important implications for the proposed multibillion-dollar settlement over credit card interchange fees.

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services (WKL) has released a subscription-based version of its system for originating and managing Small Business Administration loans.

Network security standards are in the works that will push banks to make substantial changes this summer.