Bank technology

Bitcoin lets users send money nearly instantaneously, at almost no cost, and (if desired) anonymously. Getting funds in and out of the system is the hard part. That may soon change.

The app provides direct mobile enrollment, so customers aren't required to open an online banking account first.

Kaspersky Lab's latest security and anti-virus products include Safe Money, a feature that protects e-commerce transactions.

The branchless bank is giving its beta-testers a new way to keep track of their spending habits.

Being first with mobile check deposit has helped tiny New Dominion Bank attract new customers in Charlotte, N.C. Now that Bank of America has the feature, too, the bank is turning to other products to convert customers.

Credit union is purchasing additional services from the company, which is part of First Data.

JPMorgan Chase and the Living Social website teamed up to honor 12 small businesses, including a garment maker for the medical industry.

Mobile check deposit for businesses is in development at Popular Community Bank.

PayPal's point of sale mobile payment system combines over half a decade of initiatives — and a few notable setbacks along the way.

The firm, which offers personal financial management services for investors, is launching a new 401(k) fee analysis tool as a government mandated 401(k) disclosure deadline approaches.

PayPal will have its payments accepted throughout Discover's network, in a deal that increases the threat to traditional payments giants Visa and MasterCard.

Observers call the digital payment giant's agreement with the card network a "good marriage."

Dunkin' Donuts likes to brag that its coffee beats Starbucks in a national taste test. Now it aims to beat its rival in mobile payments as well.

Fast food retailers like Dunkin' Donuts and McDonald's are beginning to offer mobile apps and contactless debit payments. Their models have flaws, but they also pose a new challenge to banks' role as a driver of payments innovation.

Merger will allow the trading software vendor to broaden its range of business intelligence offerings.

Business apps have all the same features provided to consumers in existing mobile apps.

First Midwest Bank in Itasca, Ill., has expanded its ATM network by joining the Allpoint Network.

M&T Bank (MTB) has opened a new energy-efficient branch in Newburgh, N.Y., as part of a $10 million investment initiative in the Hudson Valley area.

First Financial Bank is working with NCR to upgrade and replace more than 135 ATMs across its three-state footprint.

A Massachusetts bank finds its customers are not ready for video tellers, so it's turned instead to staffing software to have just the right number of employees on hand in each branch.