Bank technology

A severe security breach at EMC Corp.'s RSA Security may threaten the thousands of banks that use its technology.

EMC Corp.'s RSA security division said it has experienced "an extremely sophisticated cyber attack" on its SecurID products, used to protect access to private data.

Zong Inc. said Thursday that its mobile carrier billing service is now available for video game consoles, interactive television services, mobile websites and other channels.

Mizuho Financial Group Inc., Japan's third-largest bank by assets, is experiencing computer problems that are affecting its automated teller machine network as consumers are frequently withdrawing cash in the aftermath of last week's earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear power plant problems, according to various reports.

With project management activities consuming time and money and a high turnover rate among project managers, it's little wonder that banks are ready for a better model.

Intuit's latest online banking software eliminates the integration issues of its 2008 design, finally delivering what the company says is a seamless experience.

A technology subsidiary of the holding company Rurban Financial Corp. must improve its capital position and strengthen operational oversight under a consent order with the Federal Reserve Board.

Online Resources Corp.'s shares fell more than 30% Wednesday morning after the banking technology vendor announced it turned its back on an unsolicited acquisition bid and reported a disappointing first-quarter earnings forecast.

Twitter settles with the FTC over privacy breaches; Microsoft to correct 'Zero Day' computer threat; cost of data breaches for companies continues to rise; and more.

TD Bank's redesigned checking lineup is widely varied but has a common thread — for five of its six new accounts, paper statements can cost a dollar a month.

Various e-communications solutions offer banks an easy method for identifying small-business customers within their retail customer accounts and marketing to them.

Intuit Inc. of Mountain View, Calif. announced Tuesday that it had made significant changes to the interface of its online banking product.

Google Inc.'s interest in near field communication technology, which it is testing in a payment trial, might be more about advertising than establishing its own payments network.

Continued global expansion of EMV smart card programs helped to drive revenue and profit growth last year for Gemalto NV's Secure Transactions unit, which includes banking cards, the French smart card vendor said.

Apple Inc. boasts that its iPhone "changes everything," but against the expectations of many bankers, it may not be changing payments — at least, not this year.

YESpay International Ltd. has released its application programming interface specifications that merchants may use to integrate YESpay's mobile services into their point of sale systems, the London payment-services provider announced.

The international energy company National Grid PLC has begun offering electronic bills to its U.S. customers through Fiserv Inc.'s e-Bill Distribution system.

Diebold Inc. said it would manage more than 1,100 automated teller machines in India for Axis Bank Ltd., the country's third-largest private-sector bank.

As the regulatory environment for risk and compliance grows more rigorous, banks are considering new technology to give them a more comprehensive view of their commercial portfolios.

According to a report from The Independent, a London paper, several sources at U.K. wireless carriers have said the fifth iPhone design would not include a near field communication chip for payments.