Bank technology

Harland Clarke Holdings reported a first-quarter loss of $22.9 million, compared with a profit of $23.4 million a year earlier, because of charges related to its parent company’s merger with MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings.

Subgroup of enterprise IT users to come up with a wish list for data warehouse and data management vendors.

Two community banks overhauling their core processing systems.

The prepaid card marketer NetSpend Holdings reported higher revenue in the first quarter, but it reported a loss due to expenses from litigation.

Buoyed by strong loan growth, BofI Holding (BOFI) of San Diego reported record earnings of $7.3 million for its fiscal-year third quarter, up 41% from a year earlier.

Ellie Mae nearly doubled its revenue in the first quarter of 2012, turning net income of $3.6 million, compared to a net loss of $800,000 in the year-over-year quarter.

Obopay, a provider of a person-to-person payment and transfer service system and a licensed money transmitter in the U.S., is offering a Licensed Payment Service other companies can brand as their own.

The firm's new incubator and accelerator program aids in the development and fast delivery of new ideas to the market.

Fiserv (FISV) has partnered with Earthport to provide international payments processed through the automated clearing house.

BB&T will use Fiserv's mobile capture technology to allow its customers to deposit checks from home.

ACI Worldwide announced a first-quarter loss stemming from its February acquisition of the bank technology vendor S1.

It's embedding imperceptible digital watermarks in reports that can be scanned to open videos and more.

In this revenue compressed environment, I hear a lot about initiatives to change bank culture from service to sales to drive badly needed cross-sell revenues.

Visa Inc. (V), the world's largest payments network, posted a 46% increase in fiscal second-quarter profit as it benefited from higher transaction volume and the remeasurement of net-deferred tax liabilities.

An analysis of comments about 10 major U.S. financial services firms finds Amex and Citi garner the most positive posts.

Electronic payments products are boosting revenue for core providers Fiserv and Jack Henry & Associates.

Citi, First Data and Mercator execs debated mobile wallet strategies at a panel discussion at NACHA.

BECU said Wednesday it is the first organization to implement Next IT’s Intelligent Access Assistant, which helps members if they forget their password and login information or are otherwise locked out of their accounts.

Bank Technology News Editor Penny Crosman discusses how her staff picked the top financial services technologists of 2012.

First Data reported a first-quarter loss of $153 million, narrowing from a loss of $217 million a year earlier, as its operating income improved.