Bank technology

Who's making the big moves in the FinTech ranking? And what's driving their ascent or descent?

FIS President Gary Norcross and CEO Frank Martire discuss what it means for the company to nab the top spot in the 2012 FinTech 100.

We asked the leaders of the top 10 FinTech companies what's ahead for them and what it takes to be a great tech boss.

The gasoline retailer chose to roll out Paymedia after initially testing the technology at its corporate-owned sites in Austin, Texas.

The software, developed by the Duluth, Ga. ATM maker, allows SunTrust to track check deposits made from multiple locations, such as branches, ATMs, smartphones, as well as other channels.

Far removed from last year's Occupy-style protests in Chicago, customer experience shortcomings are still a big topic of discussion at 2012's BAI Retail Delivery Conference in Washington. New mobile innovation and social media advancements are two ways for banks to up their game.

Fundtech announced Tuesday a mobile remote deposit capture app that banks can make their own.

The Redwood Shores, Calif., software company has introduced systems for managing governance and compliance that work together with Oracle's existing platform to enable financial firms to manage risk company-wide.

Most customers want to spend less time on their finances, not more. They will flock where they are rewarded for transacting conveniently, rather than for counting their pennies through PFM.

Accenture, the global technology services and consulting company, will maintain all of the software and systems that support operations for the Chile division of BBVA, the companies said Monday.

RSA, the security division of storage and cloud computing company EMC, is offering technology that segments and stores data in multiple places to safeguard passwords and other secrets from cyber criminals.

Financial institutions can avoid negative headlines by monitoring feedback via social media, continually educating staff on how to talk to customers and making reputation risk a major part of their enterprise risk management program.

The mobile tech firm is expected to unveil its new Fin.X, which allows deployment of new mobile features via cooperation with a range of service providers, at this week’s BAI show in Washington. Rivals claim they already have the same technology.

After years of providing financial services, Walmart is becoming a more formidable bank competitor with the addition of American Express's checking account alternative, Bluebird.

Software manages and protects the authentication keys that networked computers use to validate one another.

The Bluebird card will run on American Express's Serve platform and allow many ways of loading money.

A LinkedIn discussion thread mulls a potential hazard of rigid risk management: Does an unyielding concern for risk impede financial institutions from coming up with creative solutions to traditional problems?

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The credit union's new branch uses augmented reality to drive a digital cash game. Grow hopes to attract a new generation of members and drive traffic to social media sites.

FIS Global is launching PayNet, a new transaction type that looks like an ACH payment, but moves cash quickly over a system that resembles a debit card network.