Bank technology

Lulz Security, the hacker group that has claimed credit for attacks on Sony Corp., Nintendo Co. Ltd. and other companies and law enforcement agencies, said it's had enough.

Sony Corp. may have left itself open to its massive data breach by laying off its security staff just before the attack, a class action alleges.

A former Citigroup Inc. accountant was charged this week with embezzling over $19 million from the New York banking company.

Credit card companies are using social networks to create ads that are more interactive and that deliver valuable consumer data.

Many banks choose to wait and gauge the popularity of shiny new gadgets before spending precious development dollars on creating new applications. Not BBVA Compass.

A former Citi accountant has been charged with embezzlement; Sony may have left itself open to its data breach by laying off security staff; hacker group decides to lay low; and more.

Intuit has bought the mobile banking technology assets of Mobile Money Ventures, a joint venture of Citigroup and SK Telecom it has worked with to develop mobile banking services.

As such, a merger of the two companies would substantially boost the power of each one's sales team as they pursued new markets and deepened existing customer relationships.

Omnego Inc. of Toronto announced last week a white-label mobile app that would provide companies with their own branded service, alleviating the need to develop their own apps.

Fifth Third Bancorp is working with health care software company Emdeon Inc. to strengthen the bank's RevLink Solutions platform, which health care providers use for handling payment transactions and remittance information.

Two payment transaction software and service providers, S1 and Fundtech, have agreed to a "merger of equals" today in a deal valued at $700 million. Upon closing of the transaction, S1 shareholders will own approximately 55 percent and Fundtech shareholders approximately 45 percent of the combined company. The combined company will be headquartered at S1's headquarters in Atlanta and will be called Fundtech.

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Payoff.com LLC plans to launch its personal financial management website Monday, ending a six-month beta test.

As banks search for their place in the fast evolving world of social media, they are increasingly looking to technology to help them cope with a tangle of potential regulatory and legal challenges.

As banks search for their place in the fast evolving world of social media, they are increasingly looking to technology to help them cope with a tangle of potential regulatory and legal challenges.

Card.io, a San Francisco startup, is offering software that enables phone cameras to read credit card information.

TruWest Credit Union is using software from the Canadian vendor Messageware Inc. to secure email attachments.

OneLogin Inc., a Los Angeles company that sells software for identity management and program access, said Friday that it raised $1.5 million from investor Charles River Partners.

Itautec SA in Sao Paulo, Brazil, last week unveiled a new ATM model that uses 3D images to interact with customers.

Itautec SA in Sao Paulo, Brazil, last week unveiled a new ATM model that uses 3D images to interact with customers.