Bank technology

Merrill Edge's Paul Vienick discusses the importance of linking Merrill's mobile apps to those offered by Bank of America, the wealth management firm's parent.

The blackberry has been ubiquitous in banking since the beginning of the last decade, when the devices were picked up by all the major wireless network providers and became trendy enough to create a generation of "CrackBerry" addicts throughout the corporate world.

A conference on retail banking quickly finds its dominant theme: how branches will stay relevant as digital alternatives proliferate.

Branch transactions are declining annually across the industry as customers become ever more comfortable with remote alternatives.

From social media analytics to cloud computing to context-aware computing to novel means of building applications, this year's financial services innovators are pushing the envelope.

A survey sponsored by SunGard finds companies seek integrated payment solutions and vendor enrollment services.

Dean Ilijasic weighs the content and timing of new mobile and tablet apps as the bank tries to tap small business and mass affluent consumers.

The photo-clipping site Pinterest is one of the newest - and most confusing - in social media. Most of the bank-themed images users share are of collectible piggy banks, but Corporate Insight says the site presents an opportunity for real banks as well.

Karl Landert, the chief information officer at Credit Suisse, is stepping down. Chief Financial Officer David Mathers will oversee IT.

Making more bad loans is the tuition price for learning how to build and train new underwriting algorithms.

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Green Dot says acquisition of geolocation company Loopt won't be felt in its earnings or services until next year — but it's looking to profit from licensing the company's technology.

Chirpify, which allows PayPal transfers via Twitter and counts a hip hop record label among its clients, is attracting tech investors and touting a social media-friendly payments model that's showing promise.

Bank's offerings praised for breadth of features.

Google's phones are attacked again and FIS is haunted by a year-old breach in the major security stories of the week through April 27.

Calling it a "milestone in its global growth," Silicon Valley Bank announced late Thursday that it has received permission from British banking authorities to open a full-service banking office in London.

Twenty-six year veteran of the bank rises to #2 tech spot, reporting to Kurt Woetzel.

The American Dream and the community banks that support it are being crushed by economic pressures and regulation, says Louis Hernandez, CEO of core systems provider Open Solutions, Glastonbury, Conn.

Buoyed by growth in the number of active cards, Green Dot reported first-quarter earnings of $17.1 million, up 35% from the same period a year earlier.

A security breach that struck Fidelity National Information Services a year ago still has ripple effects on the core platform provider, which reported its first-quarter earnings Thursday.