Bank technology

Akcelerant announced Monday a new relationship with Scorelogix, a predictive analytics company out of Newark, Del., that enables the Malvern, Pa.-based company to sell Akcelerant Insight Scores to banks.

The high-profile break-in of @burgerking has many bank employees discussing authentication and security mechanisms for the social media networks.

Andera said Friday that Bank of Zachary in East Baton Rouge Parish, La., has selected the company's oFlows platform for account opening.

The Department of Homeland Security has issued advice to companies about how to better protect themselves from cyber attacks. Bill Stewart at Booz Allen helps explain what the guidelines mean for banks.

Customers themselves are lending momentum to the banking industry's movement toward electronic signatures. But compliance questions and other implementation hurdles remain.

Banks have made hugely successful bets on emerging technologies that changed their industry and they barely have time to perfect one innovation before the pressure to find new ways of staying relevant starts up all over again.

What mobile trends do bankers and analysts expect to see unfold not only in the coming year, but farther out? How are banks responding to these trends and what new mobile features offer the most promise? Join the evolution toward a more mobile future.

On the heels of getting recognized for its social media marketing content, Regions Bank dishes on what material has worked best for it and what it plans to do next in the socialsphere.

ACH Alert announced Thursday that Trustmark National Bank of Jackson, Miss. has chosen it for its automated clearing house network fraud prevention services.

"One of the greatest threats facing not just banks but many businesses … is hacking and the possible theft of proprietary data and personal information about customers," Fed Gov. Raskin warned.

New Temenos CEO David Arnott is refreshingly honest about the company's travails and plans for the U.S. market.

New research commissioned by a communications services company highlights how consumers are interested in portable bank account numbers.

If a customer connects to an open Wi-Fi network, fails to follow adequate Bluetooth communications protocol or uses shoddy passwords on smartphones, a bank's internal networks may be exposed to fraud.

The well-connected consulting firm has hired Joe Petro, a former Secret Service agent who ran Citigroup's security and investigative services for 20 years. Citi has replaced him with Brian Parr, another prominent agency veteran.

The Georgia community bank converted its 300+ staff to Google Apps for Business, signaling a continuing, albeit slow, trend of banks going to the cloud for email service.

The credit-card issuer is making a bid to become a player in the growing world of branchless consumer banking.

Now, with an ATM that directly converts paper cash to bitcoin anonymously, the interaction is with a machine rather than another human. No more face-to-face meetings, no more counterparty risk.

Online Resources Corp. (ORCC) announced Wednesday an updated version of its web-based debt collection tool for financial institutions and billers.

The mortgage lender and servicer New American Funding has chosen Ellie Mae's mortgage-management system.

A study of consumer preferences finds that banks should broaden their views of personal financial management tools and help customers with everyday spend management.