Bank technology

Juniper Research predicts that more than one billion mobile phone users will have used their devices for banking purposes by the end of 2017.

Passwords are too easily to hack or forget. That's why banks are testing alternatives like voice, fingerprint and iris-based authentication.

The common enemy of electronic payments is cash, and so any technology that makes it more convenient and more rewarding to use a credit or debit account is good for business.

Bank Mortgage Network uses business process outsourcing, and a dash of auto manufacturing, to mitigate a complex regulatory environment for mortgage originators.

The subsidiary of Sydney-based OzForex Group is looking let American banks white-label its foreign payments and money transfer services.

Antivirus software is essential to banks and their online and mobile banking customers. AV-Comparatives has tested 25 products to determine which are the most effective.

A group of angel investors including SecondMarket founder Barry Silbert has invested $510,000 in BitPay, a firm that processes payments for merchants in the digital currency Bitcoin.

Edward Ho ran the capital markets division at Misys for nine years and has taken Michael Sgroe's position at Fundtech.

Bync, a new transaction-based deals hub, hopes to line up exclusive merchant relationships.

ICBA Bancard is partnering with the payment processor Vantiv to provide payment services for the Independent Community Bankers of America's member banks.

FICO announced Friday it has moved its headquarters to San Jose from Minneapolis.

Emerging tech promises to help companies produce scalable mobile alerts, marketing and other messages, if banks are willing to turn to remote hosting for a large piece of their marketing and communications.

Make sure each of your bank's initiatives is explicitly designed to eliminate uncertainties as rapidly as possible so any failures are small, quick and survivable rather than interminable and deadly.

It's a truism among financial institutions that not all revenue is created equal: some revenue costs a lot more to produce. Yet among many organizations, the exact costs related to specific revenue remain a mystery.

PNC Bank's defensive mechanisms cause it a new round of online banking access issues.

Bremer Bank will use Mobiliti product for mobile banking, payments and alerts.

451 Group, a New York-based technology research and analyst firm, has purchased Yankee Group in an effort to expand its research and analysis of mobile technology and markets.

Deals such as NCR's purchase of uGenius accelerate the evolution toward smaller, self-service-heavy financial centers.

National Credit-reporting System is working with eSignSystems to provide a broader use of electronic signatures in the loan process.

Fulton Financial in Lancaster, Pa., has approved a new share repurchase program.