Bank technology

Daymond John, the founder of the FUBU clothing brand and a star of the ABC reality series "Shark Tank," offered bankers and payments executives some advice on picking up girls - er, customers.

Celent research finds that by 2013, 15 of the largest 25 banks will offer corporate mobile banking.

Microsoft is making its Kinect motion controller easier to use in banking settings. Kinect, which was designed to be a hands-free video game controller, has already been used to allow a Russian bank's customers to interact with a window display.

Ingenico has begun integrating PayPal's payment system with its point of sale terminals.

"Wallet" doesn't actually provide mobile payments, but collects rewards points for other mobile wallet programs.

The Spanish bank will distribute 1 million contactless cards, 17,000 contactless payment terminals and 500 contactless-card-reading ATMs in the city.

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The digital currency Bitcoin was conceived as a rebellion against the financial establishment. But it may also present business opportunities for banks that can get comfortable with the risks.

The French terminal maker Ingenico is working with iMobile3 to promote mobile retail payments through a collaboration called iMRP.

The volatility's immediate impact so far has been on the IT pundit class, which is busy re-crunching bank spending numbers.

Bank CIO Jose Olalla says the use of Google Apps will change the way people work, and incidentally cut costs.

A warning about Zeus malware; banks consider teamwork in the fight against fraud; an alleged ID-theft ring with low-tech methods gets busted; and more.

Ping An Bank hopes the new system will improve customer service, operations and risk management.

As Green Dot plots to shake up the prepaid world in the wake of its Bonneville Bank acquisition, CIO and former Visa exec John MacIlwaine will develop new mobile, social networking and loyalty programs.

Total System Services Inc. said Thursday that it had added two executives to its senior management group.

VeriFone announced Thursday that Eastern Mountain Sports, an outdoor equipment retailer, is testing the terminal maker's GlobalBay iPad sleeve at four of its stores.

Consumer online and mobile banking guru moving to the corporate side of the house.

A letter to the editor in response to "Citi’s Facebook App Exposes the Perils and Rewards of Social Media," published online Jan. 3 and in print Jan. 4.

Diebold is designing a system to connect its ATMs to Verizon Wireless' 4G data network to improve service and security.

System lets iPhone users conduct contactless payments without waiting for phone manufacturers to build near-field communication technology into their devices.