Bank technology

Security, predictive analytics, cloud and mobile payment providers are among our list of the most intriguing vendors for the banking industry in 2012.

Five Questions with David Wallace, group manager of merchant compliance, Chase Paymentech.

Confusion and lack of a clear definition are still the enemy of cloud computing. Many products are lumped under the label cloud computing that aren't – this is sometimes called "cloudwashing."

McAfee's making major inroads in governance, risk and compliance — a major area of focus for financial institutions in the near future.

The firm is developing a predictive IT analytics platform for end-to-end application performance management in the cloud and takes steps to prevent IT outages.

Google has the technology and the partnerships to make its Google Wallet the most popular mobile payment platform in the U.S.

The company combines transaction marketing with daily deal couponing and online banking to help banks provide a new service to customers.

This huge and fast-growing market is in dire need of convenient and affordable options. m-Via has lined up a strong set of merchant partners that includes MasterCard and 7-Eleven and its model, which makes transactions free to users, should be appealing to this population.

The technology tests the impact of new initiatives, providing a view of potential ROI beforehand.

Its DNAappstore is the first online marketplace to enable collaboration and innovation among financial services firms.

Egnyte's hybrid cloud meets the banking industry's need for data storage flexibility while retaining local control.

ActivePath forges a direct path from an email to financial services products, limiting navigation and providing security.

The unit of eBay Inc. is making its electronic wallet relevant in the burgeoning mobile payments world.

WebEquity launches a cloud-based program for calculating and comparing loan loss reserves. Given the higher scrutiny of banks' reserving, the company claims the product can speed a bank's internal calculations and comfort regulatory concerns about process.

First up, asset management customer relationship management. Next, retail banking and wealth management CRM.

As it expands its range of services to serve a footprint dominated by troubled banks, City National is charting a recovery and preparing for more complex reporting requirements. That’s where a new tech strategy comes in.

BarclayCard and Visa Europe will facilitate contactless payments in the arena during the Summer Olympics and other major events.

And in good news for the economy, online spending over the Thanksgiving weekend was dramatically higher than last year.

Mark Jamison has been setting up a Digital Innovation Lab at the bank to test new technology for digital payments and other e-banking services.

Giving corporate customers a real-time view of their deposits.