Bank technology

ICBA Bancard has partnered with Visa (NYSE:V) for the credit card company’s digital wallet service, V.me.

Powa Technologies, Europe's answer to Jack Dorsey's Square, is considering an initial public offering after its U.S. competitor raised $200 million from investors including Starbucks.

A new service from Citi will scour the Web during the weeks after a customer makes a credit-card purchase — and provide a refund if it finds a price that's at least $25 lower.

Early data from the election shows substantial traction for mobile pay as a way to collect donations from groups of people.

CTS North America will provide additional security features through its scanners to branch technology provider BLM Technologies for customers who face a high potential for check fraud, such as payday lenders and healthcare service providers.

Centrify, a maker of technology that allows banks to control access to software and systems, has added another customer.

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.