Bank technology

The Google Chrome browser plugin from SmartyPig lets users follow an automated savings program as they shop online. The company plans to sell the service through banks.

The new app gives users access to a Green Dot savings or checking account on their iPhone or Android, with fees optional.

Testers of Simple's checking account can now use the service from their Android phone.

Educational materials and user-friendly design simplify corporate treasury complexities.

To NFC or not to NFC? The topic is being hotly debated at the National Retail Federation conference this week.

Core banking provider Fiserv will gain 800 bank clients and a real-time platform with its purchase of rival Open Solutions.

The third-largest fintech provider, Fiserv, will gain a real-time core banking platform and a boatload of debt with its purchase of Open Solutions.

Some financial institutions are blaming new regulations, and the investment burden for IT compliance, for shuttering parts of their businesses.

The EFT network Shazam will let customers check their debit card balances from a phone or tablet.

Among the new products VeriFone launched Monday is an iPad mini version of its PAYware Mobile card acceptor, a similar sleeve for the iPhone 5 and a cloud-based system that allows retailers to monitor their terminals and manage their brands.

TD Bank's new eTreasury system provides alerts, loan reporting and enhanced audit reporting for corporate customers.

It's not enough to be multichannel anymore, says author and Movenbank founder Brett King. Banks need to help people bank within the context of their lives.

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The chief executive officer of First Data Corp. (FDC) is resigning, the company said Friday.

The bank hopes electronic lien and title documents will reduce paper and trips to the DMV for consumers.

Banks are turning to the National Security Agency for help mitigating DDoS attacks.

Technology reporter Mary Wisniewski muses about the many personal financial management products out there, many of which she has recently tested, and concludes that while they don't fit one definition or set of expectations, that's ok.

Planwise and ReadyForZero, both personal financial services companies out of San Francisco, have announced a partnership.

Certain U.S. Bank customers will soon have an opportunity to try the bank's new Go Mobile payment system, which allows iPhone owners to make contactless payments using a Near Field Communication-equipped case.

Risk management software vendor MetricStream has upgraded its software to work with two open-source databases.