Bank technology

Billhighway, a payments firm that caters to nonprofits, plans to outfit clients with a device that attaches to a smartphone that can be used to receive payments from donors remotely.

Google will end support of its branded virtual prepaid card that's been built into Google Wallet. A decision last month to use a virtual MasterCard made the Google-branded prepaid card redundant.

Disappointed with gift registry options online, Betterment LLC CEO Jon Stein was inspired to launch a new service that lets account holders create an online registry to receive money.

Starting Oct. 1, issuers with effective fraud reduction strategies will be eligible to make more money off debit card transactions. To reap the benefits of the Fed's new rule, banks will need to work together.

PreCash, which provides payment services focused on the underbanked, is launching a mobile wallet designed for that audience's unique needs.

Banks and credit unions that have watched from the sidelines as the likes of Square, PayPal and Intuit built a mobile-payments market from scratch now have their own product to offer.

The ATM manufacturer announced late Friday afternoon that it has acquired Transoft International of Cary, N.C. in an effort to bolster its cash management software services.

Forrester's new digital sales rakings laud the performance of Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Capital One, and say the new frontier of web sales calls for improvements in merchandising and onboarding.

The world's second-largest payments network has been "looking at the offer and reward space for a while," says chief product officer Tim Murphy.

Fifth Third Bank in Cincinnati is offering a new identity theft protection product that can monitor a customer's credit report.

3Rivers Federal Credit Union in Fort Wayne, Ind. will use a web-based end-to-end loan origination system by LendingQB to help grow its mortgage lending business.

Banks like BBVA Compass, USAA and ING are turning to a flurry of new social recruiting services to help them lure the best and brightest.

More than half of U.S. adults say they will avoid installing apps that share private data, while nearly a third will balk if too much information is requested.

The anonymous blackmailers may be trying to manipulate the market price of bitcoins, even if their claim to possesses Mitt Romney's tax returns is hoax.

Robin Robeson, the new chief operating officer of Guaranty Federal in Springfield, Mo., has returned to banking with a new understanding of software and other matters after working at Duck Creek Technologies.

VeriFone Systems reported third-quarter sales that fell short of analysts' estimates, citing unfavorable currency swings, competition in Europe and a fire in Brazil.

Columbia Bank in Fair Lawn, N.J., will use Trusteer Rapport for Enterprise to protect its employees' computers against malware used for advanced persistent threat attacks.

For community banks, the Dodd-Frank reform law presents a lot more questions than answers. For Washington State's Cashmere Bank, it was time to turn to outside help.

Former E-Trade general counsel Russell Elmer has joined the Lending Club as the online lending platform's deputy general counsel.

The ATM manufacturer hopes the acquisition of Gas Tecnologia will bolster its presence in Brazil.