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DDoS mitigation services provider Prolexic provides numbers around the cyberattacks banks experienced in the fourth quarter of 2012.

Like SmartyPig this week, ImpulseSave has a savings tool that consumers can use without leaving their online shopping site.

Cardtronics announced the creation of a chief information security officer position that will be held by its current chief information officer, Jerry Garcia.

San Diego-based BankersLab has a new mobile app for Android devices that tests retail lenders' professional knowledge.

Cash flow predictions and deeper spending insights will be the key to adoption for personal financial management applications, say bankers and industry observers.

PayPal experienced its fastest active account growth rate in years during the fourth quarter, according to parent company eBay Inc.

Visa has approved Waterloo, Ontario-based RiM's secure element manager software for Near Field Communication mobile payments, thus enabling telecommunications carriers to secure payment data from Visa issuers on BlackBerry phones and other NFC devices.

Think Finance CEO Ken Rees says social networking data can provide clues that help with underwriting.

Examiners are starting to ask community banks for explain how their technology and staffing are prepared to handle disaster recovery.

Al Rajhi Bank is using portal software designed to provide a customizable view of banking data.

DDoS attacks have resumed intermittently for BB&T in North Carolina.

The new app gives users iPhone, Android access to bank accounts. CEO Steve Streit hopes it will also shake up the consumer banking market and rejuvenate his company's flagging image as an innovator.

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.