Bank technology

Paymetric Inc. said Monday that it has a referral partnership with b2b2dot0 Inc. to promote each others' services to SAP AG clients.

VeriFone Systems said Monday that Arcos Dorados, a company that manages McDonald's restaurants in Latin America, would use its payment software.

A host of providers are offering small banks a way to share knowledge on a wide range of topics where information does not necessarily create a competitive advantage.

Demonstrating a way to make money on a service many banks view as a cost, Hearst Corp. launched the beta version of its bill presentment and payment site Manilla.com Monday.

A fund run by JPMorgan Chase is in talks with Twitter Inc. to take a minority stake in the rapidly growing microblogging company, people familiar with the matter said.

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NetSpend Holdings Inc., a marketer of prepaid debit cards, is working with banks to broaden its distribution network beyond retailers and check cashers.

But Fuze Network Inc. says there is enough overlap today that consumers can use a bank's online bill-payment software to load funds to prepaid card accounts.

The company behind eBillme has announced a partnership with Discover Financial Services that furthers the alternative payments provider's strategy of aligning itself with mainstream players.

Diebold Inc. announced Thursday that Union Square Federal Credit Union has chosen it for monitoring and other services.

Fiserv Inc. said Thursday that Georgia's Own Credit Union in Atlanta will use its Acumen account processing technology.

Fidelity National Information Services Inc. said it expects first-quarter earnings to be below analysts' estimates. The Jacksonville, Fla., banking technology vendor said in a regulatory filing late Wednesday that it projects adjusted earnings per share of 44 to 46 cents.

VeriFone Systems Inc.'s pending acquisition of rival terminal maker Hypercom Corp. moved a step closer Thursday as Hypercom announced its shareholders had approved the companies' merger agreement.

Fiserv Inc. said Wednesday that Wintrust Financial Corp. will use its sales management technology. The financial holding company will adopt the Brookfield, Wis., vendor's EnAct system to get a companywide view of client relationships.

On Wednesday, the Girl Scouts of North East Ohio said they would use Intuit Inc.'s GoPayment device, and Girl Scouts San Diego said they would use Mophie Inc.'s marketplace reader.

Banks are starting to use cloud computing services to manage a critical and sensitive part of their technology needs — disaster recovery.

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HomeATM ePayment Solutions said it is finally gaining traction in the marketplace for its home card reader — because of the popularity of a reader made by Square Inc. and a coming reduction in debit card interchange fees.

Small and midsize businesses are reportedly losing between $100,000 and $200,000 a day on wire transfer and ACH fraud; the possible dangers with home wireless networks; and more.

This month, Bank of America began charging customers a $3 monthly fee if they elect to receive images of their cancelled checks along with their statements.