Bank technology

The Japanese credit card company JCB has begun operations in São Paulo, Brazil, under the name of JCB International do Brasil Representacão Comercial Ltda.

One-third of consumers reported making mobile payments in a recent survey. That's good news for PayPal, Amazon and Apple, but holds a mixed message for banks.

Barb Pacheco of the Kansas City Fed is keeping a close eye on mobile payment innovation, to help steer the course of new initiatives and to determine what regulators' role will be.

The San Francisco bank hopes to score points with a corporate customer and consumers by offering financing to buyers of the high-profile electric car.

Comerica (CMA) in Dallas is the latest bank to announce plans to enter the prepaid card market.

For banks with less than $100 million in assets, pay-as-you go lending automation helps keep the lights on.

Fidelity National Financial's ServiceLink division acquired DRI Management Systems, while simultaneously rebranding DRI's default servicing workflow platform, in a deal announced Tuesday.

Universal Business Payment Solutions Acquisition (UBPS) has agreed to pay $179 million for three firms that process payments for small businesses.

Company renamed after CEO's son's imaginary friend.

Kreil hopes to break world records by placing the first-ever trade in space.

Printing and marketing materials provider Taylor Corp. will enter the mortgage industry with its acquisition of servicing documentation provider Venture Encoding.

JPMorgan Chase (JPM)'s new Liquid prepaid card is now available at its 5,500 branches across the U.S., the bank said Tuesday.

Mobile payments startup offers white-label software that it says can be integrated with banks' mobile banking apps.

Federal bank regulators Tuesday recommended that financial institutions take special precaution when using third-party cloud computing services.

Alex Carriles, executive vice president at BBVA Compass, outlines how his bank tries to achieve Apple's notion of a "beautiful" app and make mobile banking enjoyable for users.

Neff Hudson, head of online and mobile channels at USAA, explains why banks need to approach mobile marketing differently than old-world advertising, and what USAA is doing with PayPal.

PayPal continues to dominate the online and mobile payment world, with Amazon and Apple close behind.

VantageScore is taking precautions to avoid another antitrust challenge. As a result, the credit bureaus' scoring venture is "operating with one arm … tied behind our backs," says its CEO.

Nonprofit offers educational material for consumers, merchants, banks and others.

The company is also speaking with bank industry software vendors about potential integration work.