Branch banking

Fiserv has completed a test run of its card-free ATM software, in partnership with VyStar Credit Union.

Visa's ATM biometric trial in South Africa has the potential to spread a security technology that has encountered resistance in other parts of the world, including the U.S.

Retail ATM provider Cardtronics Inc. has renewed its service agreement with Target Corp. as the exclusive provider of ATMs for the national retailer.

To understand this massive storm's impact, said Mississippi CU Association CEO Charles Elliott, "you must comprehend that people lost their past, their present and their future. For some, there was no evidence they ever existed."

Ten years after Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc along the Gulf Coast, many credit unions in the area appear to have rebounded, having learned some painful lessons along the way.

A look at where credit union branches are being closed faster than they're being opened.

A look at where credit union branches are growing the fastest.

While banks have been backing away from branching, a recent study by SNL Financial that credit unions have been adding more new branches the last couple of years.

As mobile wallets and other high-tech payment mechanisms proliferate, they bring with them more options for security. Companies are increasingly looking for ways to use devices' built-in cameras to urge consumers to take self-portraits for authentication.

Avidia Bank of Hudson, Mass. has contracted payments technology company FIS to offer card-free ATM transactions through a mobile app.