Bank technology

Few things cut through the skepticism many folks hold toward a business (or even industry) as much as genuine, altruistic actions.

The credit union is using software from CapTech to serve iPhone and Android-toting members.

New York Community Bancorp announced Tuesday that it has finished streamlining its core platform and related systems, including online banking, automated voice response and ATMs, across all 68 of its branches.

The Dan Beard Council of the Boy Scouts of America has begun using a mobile card reader from VeriFone in its Annual Popcorn Sale.

The City of Boston Credit Union is studying data on its members' profitability in the hopes of moving to relationship-based pricing.

Software automates the submission of IRS forms for foreign institutions that have U.S. resident clients.

Union First Market Bank in Richmond, Va., has added an iPad app to its mobile offerings.

SWIFT proposes that banks reinvent themselves as "digital asset" guardians, protecting customers' personal data and acting as their trusted agent in dealings with merchants. Will the idea fly?

The branchless bank is combining retail banking, retirement and insurance services in its online banking site.

The Ponemon Institute says more employees are using cloud storage services to store business informations without asking permission - a dangerous trends that has IT practioners concerned.

Pacific Continental bank outgrew its retail-oriented online banking provider, and found that a new architecture provided a number of benefits, such as fewer redundancies.

Enova International disusses how its move to a cloud-based email and workflow provider allowed the firm to cut expense in a tough budget environment.

Hawaii Nation bank found outsourcing was the cure for the need to upgrade its core while consolidating its real estate properties.

Voice recognition and customer analytics are among the technologies helping USAA deepen online relationships.

In the spirite of the new academic school year, Bank Technology News is embarking on sseveral projects.

Developers at bank innovation labs across the country are busy turning out new tech that will improve online banking for corporate customers.

Crictics say the new FFIEC guidance on cloud computing defines the cloud too broadly and lacks specifics - leading banks to do added compliance for most outsourced services.

BBVA Compass attempts to take the awkwardness out of debt collection by offering discretion in the form of a settlement portal that people can use at home.

Dan Pitt, executive director at the Open Networking Foundation, speaks with BTN about software-defined networks, and how they can help banking.

Oracle's S. Ramakrishnan discusses how to best take advantage of growth of new data sources.