Bank technology

Computer Services Inc. (CSI), a Paducah, Ky.-based provider of core processing and related products and services, has introduced its new Financial Dashboard. The tool provides bank executives a graphical view of the bank's financial position.

BillMyParents made a strong course correction when it chose to abandon its inventive online parent-billing payment system for a more conventional product: plastic cards.

PayPal has recast its offerings for small merchants, a move it says builds on its recent launch of the PayPal Here portable card reader.

The Durbin amendment did not so much make the economics of low value payments unsustainable as reveal the fundamental truth that they were unsustainable to begin with.

Yodlee has added money movement and risk mitigation capabilities to its personal financial management system.

American Express (AXP) has begun removing its prepaid gift cards from shelves in New Jersey due to a law that requires retailers to collect ZIP codes from purchasers at the point of sale.

Zions' E-business director Matthew Wilcox discusses how the bank examines the troubles with mobile banking to inform fast adjustments in design.

Three companies — ARM, Gemalto and Giesecke & Devrient — to created a "trusted environment" for apps running on mobile devices, using their existing technology.

Mobile technology could crush branches, especially if it gives customers the chance to do one thing in particular — see what panelists on an American Banker roundtable said that is.

The prepaid card marketer Green Dot (GDOT) has completed its acquisition of the location-based deals company Loopt.

American Express (AXP) is working with Transaction Network Services (TNS) to provide a payment gateway service for e-commerce.

Plying a mix of account aggregation and math, the start-up offers free or low-cost investment advisory services, and is looking to partner with banks.

Google's (GOOG) purchase of the prepaid card processor TxVia shows its commitment to shore up its digital wallet's risk management capabilities, particularly in light of some recent snafus.

As CIO of Commerzbank, Leukert co-led the integration of Dresdner Bank into Commerzbank, which was completed in May 2011, a project said to have cut $3.2 billion in costs annually.

Georgia bank has poached Susan Koski from BNY Mellon.

ProfitStars division to provide out-of-band authentication for ACH credit and wire transfers.

Banks could lose their reign over electronic bill payment if they don't offer a better online and mobile experience, analyst warns.

Each new breach erodes consumer trust a bit more.

David Wolman, author of "The End of Money," explains how banks can avoid being reduced to storage facilities as the world moves from paper bills and coins to mobile payments.

An April Fool's Day blog post by Movenbank founder Brett King poked fun at traditional banks, which have increasingly tried to lure customers to their branches with coffee, yoga classes and other untraditional perks.