Bank technology

The Bancorp will begin reselling SmartyPig's services within the next several months, the two companies said.

Singapore technology group has honored an interactive display wall that lets bankers interact with corporate treasurers using gestures.

First Niagara in Buffalo, N.Y., has named Inder Koul, a former Huntington Bancshares executive, as its chief information officer.

Banks must understand the risks associated with a potential partnership, assess how the effort will support their overall strategy and hire the right talent to manage the venture once it has been approved.

Technologists are obsessed with it. Banks have invested in it. And unlike most mobile payments products, customers are actually using it. With Square, the Twitter co-founder is on the leading edge — again.

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is on the leading edge — again — with Square and its payment industry revolution.

The card network is letting employees use their fingerprints to pay for food in the company cafeteria.

U.S. Bank in Minneapolis would gain an in-house prepaid card processor and tap a rich corporate payroll segment in buying FSV Payment Systems.

First Financial Bankshares is hoping customers will be willing to pay for the convenience of being able to pay bills with the snap of a smartphone camera.

Attunity (ATTU) has introduced a platform that enables users of Amazon's (AMZN) Simple Storage Service to move data around the cloud conveniently.

Online investment site Betterment LLC has enhanced the advice it offers customers of its online investment site.

A new core system provides real-time transaction processing across branches, ATMs, mobile and online banking and call centers. Even before the project is done, the bank says it's seeing a 15% reduction in costs and a new ability to provide true relationship banking.

The terminal maker's method will allow the authority to track busses in the Bronx and relay that information to riders on their smartphones.

U.S. Bancorp is beefing up its prepaid card business.

In time for the holiday shopping season, companies - including banks -- have debuted new apps and card features that are meant to influence what and whether a consumer swipes at checkout. Banks battling for share of wallet should stay tuned to whether consumers take to these five spend management innovations.

On January 7, 2013, the IRS will begin accepting electronically-signed income verification forms that are part of the processing of almost every mortgage and loan modification.

Dickinson Financial Corp. has launched mobile banking and bill payment, and is using one platform to serve six retail banking brands.

JPMorgan Chase plans to offer instantly issued debit cards in 2,000 branches, primarily in in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, by the end of the year.

At the heart of many mobile wallets is a system for offering discounts, so these wallets seemed a natural fit for Black Friday shopping. Did they live up to their potential?

M&T Bank is letting customers put a photo of their own (or one from the bank's gallery) on their check card, for $7.95.