Bank technology

Everis to use Numerix tools for Monte Carlo simulations, cross-asset analytics and other risk-related tasks.

New Brussels-based organization will fund and publish research from academics and senior industry professionals.

Diebold reported a first-quarter profit of $45.2 million, compared with earnings of $2.5 million a year earlier, due to growth in its North America and Asia-Pacific businesses.

Twitter and Facebook audiences are tough nuts to crack, but the social media channel posing the biggest challenge to banks may be YouTube.

Aided by strong client transaction growth, Total System Services reported that its first-quarter earnings rose more than 15%, to $56.4 million, from a year earlier.

The tech firm's personal financial management tools and Central 1's digital banking products will be made available to more than 300 financial services providers in Canada.

As they compete with Google and other hot tech companies for talented software engineers, banks are increasingly working with universities to help train prospective employees.

Anomaly detection intended to protect mobile banking channel.

Bank's service lets corporate treasurers deposit checks by iPhone.

Milton Santiago, Bank of America's global ecommerce executive, discusses the bank's corporate client advisory board, its use of HTML5 and the odd notion of needing to tone down security for mobile devices.

Giving 3,000 computers to nonprofit organizations and schools.

Bill.com said that Mercantile Bank (MBWM) of Grand Rapids, Mich., will be the first financial institution to use its platform to standardize its online business banking services.

The software provider offers an online "funnel" for small companies' payment activities.

Company has added the ability to redeem credit card rewards from mobile devices.

TeleCommunication Systems announced the expansion of its Secure the Edge service Monday.

As banks are well aware, many new software engineers would rather work for Google or a hot new start-up than enter the banking industry. To attract talented new workers, banks and technology vendors work closely with universities.

Partnering with NetSecure Technologies on solution for Canadian merchants.

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Diebold said Friday that Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union agreed to buy 48 of its Opteva automated teller machines to replace older Diebold ATMs.

Scammers prefer plastic and Apple's security is questioned again in the major security stories of the week through April 20.