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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.

Corporate Insight has identified opportunities for banks to run marketing and reward programs on the social media site.

The alternative lender's new decisioning engine runs multiple models to bring its short-term loans to a larger market. It's also planning to operate in more states, a tough task for online lenders looking to navigate varied state laws.

An online survey conducted by Infosys finds banks have much room for improvement in the speed and reliability of their mobile banking offerings.

Trying to keep up with developments in mobile financial services can be a dizzying prospect. Banks are fearful of being left in the dust, yet they are hesitant to make a big bet on mobile that could possibly distinguish them from the rest of the field but could just as easily fail.

Twitter and Facebook audiences are tough nuts to crack, but for bankers grappling with social media the toughest challenge of all can be found at YouTube.

Fidelity National Information Services reported first-quarter profit of $95.8 million, down less than 1% from a year earlier, as corporate expenses climbed.

Bank has selected Viewpointe’s OnPointe software to automatically preserve customer interactions around securities transactions.

Western Union plans to offer prepaid card rewards to boost the use of its money transmitter services.

IT exec Saul van Beurden discusses how the bank is adhering to emerging service oriented architecture standards, a move it hopes will also help it deploy new products quickly.

The social network just wants to know everything about the consumer. Payments happen to be the best way for people to show they really "like" a product.