Bank technology

Many credit unions and a few banks are opting for Visa's version of the mobile wallet.

Bank of America is launching Mobile Pay on Demand through Bank of America Merchant Services, its Atlanta-based joint venture with First Data. We look at how this stacks up against similar mobile payment offerings out there.

There have been some new twists in the strange case of an alleged attempt to blackmail Mitt Romney for $1 million in bitcoins, raising additional legal questions about the digital currency.

Renaissance Credit, a microfinance institution in Lagos, Nigeria, has launched a cloud-hosted core banking system from Temenos.

New technology from Default Mitigation Management is aimed at streamlining the way loan modification documents are moved between borrowers and loan servicers.

Consumers thinking of giving gift cards for the holidays may find a better bargain with store cards instead of those issued by banks and credit card companies.

Pano Logic, the once-promising company that was at the forefront of the desktop virtualization movement, has shut down.

An idea contest led First National Bank of South Africa to introduce a highly successful fuel rewards card. That's just the beginning.

Yaron Samid, founder and CEO of BillGuard, shares his company's intention of building a database of all deceptive billing practices and hidden charges, to be shared by banks, the CFPB, and other constituents.

Bank of New Zealand has moved all of its small business bankers into a hub from which they communicate with customers via videoconferencing.

Staples, the office supply giant is selling the ATM maker's Silver system, which turns an iPad into a cash register.

Even though a significant number of consumers have heard of mobile person-to-person payments, current usage of this technology remains limited, a new report found.

The San Jose terminal maker is giving its overseas customers a version of its mobile payment dongle and software, SAIL, that is tailored for chip and PIN cards.

In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, Wells Fargo began allowing its ATM customers to donate cash to the American Red Cross directly from the device.

Becoming a Salvation Army holiday bell ringer in the Twin Cities may be easier than ever this year thanks to an assist from U.S. Bank.

The model for the future is simple: Provide easy access across multiple channels to improve the customer experience.

It's a mobile world, and more and more consumers are hoping to use their devices to take care of their banking business. Indeed, new research shows that 80% of those surveyed say mobile banking is important.

The company is enabling broader access to its platform to let banks provide small businesses with a complete view of their financial situation.

Roughly three months after announcing its investment in the Silicon Valley startup, Starbucks has begun accepting mobile payments through Square’s digital wallet.

Union Bank said that Dana Edwards has joined the bank as chief technology officer while Meera Rao has joined as chief enterprise architect. Both came to the San Francisco bank from Bank of America.