Bank technology

The bank already offered credit card alerts and is broadening the program to ATM and debit cardholders to enhance fraud prevention and personal expense management tools.

ATM manufacturer Diebold Inc. has developed technology to centralize its ATMs’ computing power, thereby improving security and cutting ATM-maintenance costs for clients.

Airlines are investing in technology improve security in an area TSA checkpoints don't cover: credit card fraud.

Branch automation, smartphones, and social media enable a new level of service on the fly. But there's still room for more innovation, as GPS and other mobile technology expands.

Former CIO of treasury services at JPMorgan Chase to lead new technology development and run customer-facing apps and back-office infrastructure.

Verizon Wireless, AT&T Inc. and T- Mobile USA plan to invest more than $100 million in their joint venture that lets consumers pay for goods with mobile phones, people with knowledge of the project said.

FourSquare meets mobile payments — Dwolla's mobile payment users can now see who else is using the service in their area.

The Western Union Co. announced Monday that it has formed a new division that will develop new payments products and services for its consumer and business clients.

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Visa and other financial companies are taking steps to prevent possible disruptions from Hurricane Irene.

Technology company Tio Networks Corp. has developed software for "reverse ATMs" that collect money from lower-income customers instead of dispensing it.

Failure to review vendor contracts when acquiring another bank can lead to extra costs and prolonged conversions.

Its new printed invoice mailing service is aimed at businesses that want web efficiency and a paper trail at the same time.

A small Silicon Valley bank that lends primarily to technology startups has opened a lending office in incubator space in Boston.

Community banks don't typically lead the high-concept branch pack, but this Maine bank is experimenting with new cash recycling equipment and self-service kiosks.

Steve Jobs' resignation raises further uncertainty over Apple's payment plan intentions, but Apple patents themselves provide some clues as to where the company may be going.

ACI Worldwide is increasing the cash portion of its unsolicited offer to buy S1 in light of recent stock market volatility, and as the two companies continue to squabble over competing acquisition proposals.

A system from Diebold lets consumers deactivate debit and ATM cards from a mobile device, reactivating them only as needed. This makes stolen card data less valuable, since a card would work only when the legitimate customer permits it to.

A move toward EMV in the U.S. has not dissuaded the European startup from offering an iPad-compatible mobile card reader in the States that will accept magnetic stripe cards for payment.

Steve Jobs' resignation as Apple Computer's chief executive may prove a mixed bag—but a critically important one—for banks.