Bank technology

Datacard announced Monday that it made an investment in DeviceFidelity.

A new service from Visa helps issuing banks get a security boost from chip-cards without the costly and time-consuming technology investments that would normally be required.

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Deep down in the bowels of Fiserv's business lies the company's mobile banking revenue. But Fiserv is counting on the numerous investments it's made in mobile banking and alternative payments to spur its growth.

A bank's reputation is partly built on the company it keeps. At UBS, that's leading to a business intelligence-driven effort to ensure the ethical, environmental and legal integrity of its partners and clients.

The Department of Justice closed its investigation into the proposed merger between ACI and S1 Corp.

Misys Plc, the U.K. software maker that failed to reach a deal to be taken over by Fidelity National Information Services Inc. last August, is in talks to merge with Temenos Group AG of Switzerland.

Chip-and-PIN cards and their contactless counterparts were under a microscope in the big security stories of the week through Feb. 2.

Cardtronics announced Thursday that Valero is making the automated teller machine operator its exclusive service provider at Valero convenience stores.

Buoyed by higher revenue from processing and services, Fiserv reported fourth-quarter net income of $143 million.

Facebook's payments revenue is growing dramatically each year — and its digital currency could soon threaten banks as it moves into more traditional channels.

Fresh off new funding from Morningstar and TD Fund, personal financial management startup HelloWallet is targeting corporations and plan sponsors with PFM tools that can be used by employees, an emerging use case that demonstrates the maturation of the PFM model.

Facebook generated about $557 million in revenue from its payments business last year, according to its S-1 filing.

Mortgage search tool shut down due to poor performance.

MasterCard does not explicitly require the use of a PIN with chip cards in the U.S., but its sliding scale of liability leaves little other choice.

The prepaid card company plans to offer traditional bank accounts. Its target market goes well beyond the underbanked.

MasterCard Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit tumbled as the credit card company took a sizable charge tied to pending litigation with U.S. merchants, although increased card spending helped it turn in core earnings ahead of expectations.

Ohio bank making free download of malware protection software available to commercial and retail customers.

First Data expects its Star PIN-debit network to benefit this year when the last measure of the Durbin amendment takes hold on April 1, requiring financial institutions with more than $10 billion in assets to have at least two processing networks on their debit cards.

A new services-oriented architecture standard for banks could help them ease integration projects and save money. We talk to Hans Tesselaar, Executive Director of the Banking Industry Architecture Network, and Gartner analysts Mary Knox and Don Free about the SOA standard and what it could accomplish.