Bank technology

The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters Group, which has claimed responsibility for recent cyberattacks on at least 10 banks, said Tuesday it would halt further strikes over the next few days in honor of an upcoming Islamic religious holiday.

The Mesa, Ariz. company said it is expanding a previous pilot that found success at several regional credit unions.

Payments startup Chirpify, which had originally focused primarily on Twitter, is now letting people buy things on Instagram, too.

Groups like CO-OP Financial and the Smartcard Alliance seek to be information portals as payment card security standards evolve toward the Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV) standard.

Discover Financial Services (DFS) updated its iPhone mobile app last Wednesday to include reward redemption functionality for its partner gift cards, electronic gift certificates and Discover gift cards.

Visa prepaid card users can now deposit paper checks to their card accounts by taking a photo of the check with their smartphones.

Mortgage software provider Ellie Mae is adding features to its Encompass360 software platform that can streamline production of loan documents.

PayPal, in a recent agreement with MoneyGram International, is demonstrating once again that digital payment systems aren't fighting cash — they are fueled by it.

Spectrum Verification Services Platform provides loan-level verifications by combining unique data assets with integrated workflow processes to reduce fraud, improve overall loan quality and reduce costs, Equifax said Monday.

U.S. banks have been struggling to ward off a flurry of distributed denial of service attacks over the last few weeks. Here are ways in which the cyberwar can be won.

Isis, the mobile-wallet joint venture formed by AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA, launched its test today in Salt Lake City and Austin, Texas.

At this year's FinTech 100 breakfast, we recognized all the companies who made it into our FinTech 100 and Enterprise 25 rankings. Here are some highlights.

One of Chase's digital banking gurus, Paul Heller, will become Huntington's new chief technology and operations officer.

Anonymous, a group saying it's one of the organizations behind the recent cyberhacktivist attacks against banks, says it obtained 20,000 debit card details from the U.K. HSBC bank.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has just finished work on a new supply chain finance module for its CashPro Online banking channel for corporate clients.

Daniel Schulman at American Express and Daniel Eckert at Walmart defend their new Bluebird account against critics who argue the product should have FDIC backing.

E-Trade Financial's (ETFC) shares plummeted Friday after the company reported a $28.6 million loss for the third quarter as its provision for loan loss rose and revenue declined.

Two hacktivist groups are claiming responsibility for the attack on HSBC, the latest distributed denial of service attack on a large bank.

BankersLab and ACA International are launching gamified simulation training tools targeted toward collectors and risk professionals.