UPCOMING EVENTS
News Archive
December, 2008
Lowest volume of outsourcing deals in 3Q2008 in any quarter in the past six years.
(12/31/2008)
J&B Software First to Integrate with New OPEX AS180 Retail Payment Automation Workstation
(12/30/2008)
First Data Announces Final Results of Tender Offers for $115.2 Million of its Outstanding Debt Securities
(12/30/2008)
Chase Paymentech Announces Early Results for Cyber Holiday Pulse Index
(12/30/2008)
Several Attacks Behind CheckFree Data Breach
(12/30/2008)
Consumer Confidence Study Shows Americans Pulled Back on Spending Long Before Economic Crisis Hit
(12/30/2008)
nFinanSe Launches Discover® Network Reloadable Prepaid Cards At Dollar General
(12/30/2008)
ReadSoft closes global agreement worth EUR 350,000 with international oil and gas group
(12/29/2008)
Eastern Bank Connects To SVPCO Image Payments Network
(12/29/2008)
IDBI Bank partners with PayMate for Mobile Payment Solutions
(12/24/2008)
Financial Institutions Collaborate in Documenting Requirements for RFID Data Center Asset Tracking Standard
(12/24/2008)
Korean telcos and banks replace debit cards with mobile phones
(12/24/2008)
Paymo Goes Live in 39 Markets Globally
(12/24/2008)
Optimized Payments Consulting Helps Retail Merchants Lower Credit Card Processing Costs With New Research Paper
(12/23/2008)
NatWest launches mobile remittance for Polish expats in the UK
(12/22/2008)
ReadSoft signs US$450,000 deal with energy services company in the U.S.
(12/22/2008)
Lone Star Credit Union Selects Goldleaf ACH Solution
(12/19/2008)
First United Bank and Interactive Transaction Services (ITS) Collaborate to Issue Payroll Cards
(12/19/2008)
BÖWE BELL + HOWELL SCANNERS LAUNCHES REDESIGNED WEB SITE
(12/19/2008)
Jack Henry & Associates Announces Micro Business Capture Solution
(12/19/2008)
MoneyGram Doubles Number of ExpressPayment Locations in Two Years
(12/19/2008)
US Federal agency urges authentication of all consumer accounts
(12/19/2008)
Smart Card Alliance and ETA Put Spotlight on Contactless and Mobile Payments Implementation in Upcoming Webinar
(12/19/2008)
Open Solutions Canada Expands Service Reliability with INETCO
(12/19/2008)
AccuData Reports That Transactis’ BillMail Customers Differ From Traditional E-bill Customers
(12/19/2008)
Hightower Construction Increases Efficiency of Payments Processes with Bottomline Solution
(12/19/2008)
Breakthrough for ReadSoft's new technology in North America - wins order worth US$400,000
(12/19/2008)
VSoft and IMM Partner to Provide Check Imaging Solutions Nationwide
(12/19/2008)
Visa introduces SMS one-time passwords for online shopping
(12/17/2008)
ACI Worldwide Gauges Financial Institutions’ Technology Investment Plans
(12/17/2008)
J&B Software’s “Hub and Spoke” Solution
Featured in CIO Magazine
(12/17/2008)
CITI CHOSEN AS GLOBAL COMMERCIAL CARD PROVIDER FOR SCHERING-PLOUGH
(12/17/2008)
The Prepaid Visa RushCard Reaches
Milestone of $2 Billion in Cardholder
Deposits
(12/17/2008)
The Prepaid Visa RushCard Reaches Milestone of $2 Billion in Cardholder Deposits
(12/17/2008)
Check Image Innovator Named Finalist in ‘Women of Innovation’ Awards Program
(12/17/2008)
M&I BANK SELECTS METAVANTE FOR NEW IMAGE RECEIVABLES SOLUTION
(12/17/2008)
Goldleaf Launches OnX Image Exchange Solution for Correspondent Banks
(12/17/2008)
MyECheck Launches Check 21 Electronic Transaction Processing Software at the Bridal Online Store
(12/17/2008)
AurionPro Services Provides Billing & Payment System Development for TrustedID
(12/17/2008)
ClairMail Launches Mobile Banking Web Solution for iPhone
(12/17/2008)
BancTec to Provide Remittance Processing Services for Discover Financial Services
(12/17/2008)
Fifth Third Processing Solutions to Offer Merchants eBillme's Cash-Based Payment Alternative
(12/16/2008)
Clear2Pay enjoys unparalleled commercial momentum and raises 6 million Euro in internal round
(12/16/2008)
Bluepoint Solutions, Inc. and Open Solutions Inc. Announce Strategic Partnership
(12/16/2008)
Bottomline Technologies Announces Partnership with QAD
(12/16/2008)
REMITPRO ADDS BUNDLED PRICING
TO ITS REMOTE DEPOSIT CAPTURE SOLUTION
(12/16/2008)
Smart Card Alliance Introduces New Contactless and Mobile Payments Tools for Merchants
(12/16/2008)
Shore Bancshares Selects Jack Henry Banking To Provide Enterprise-wide Automation
(12/16/2008)
Concentra’s Accounts Payable Process to be Optimized Through Relationship With BancTec
(12/16/2008)
Citi to offer mobile ticketing and payments for Warsaw commuters
(12/16/2008)
Fiserv to Acquire i_Tech Corporation from First Interstate BancSystem
(12/16/2008)
Voice Commerce launches biometric payments system for TV advertisers
(12/15/2008)
City of Chicago to Use ACH Direct for Check Verification and E-Check Processing
(12/15/2008)
ID90T Partners with Moneta to Expand Payment Options
(12/15/2008)
SUMMIT FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. ANNOUNCES SUBSCRIPTION PRICING FOR ITS REMIT.NET REMITTANCE SOLUTION
(12/15/2008)
Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles Receives VINtek’s Excellence in Paperless Title Processing Award
(12/15/2008)
BancTec Announces Sale of Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) Division to QualxServ
(12/12/2008)
U.S. chemical company invests US$250,000 to expand the use of ReadSoft solutions to Asian facilities
(12/12/2008)
txtNation Announces its New Website Billing Widgets.
(12/12/2008)
VIEWPOINTE ADDS SOUTHEAST CORP CREDIT UNION AS ITS FIRST POINTE2POINTE INTERNET CONNECTIVITY CUSTOMER
(12/12/2008)
Cox Communications Achieves 227% ROI with Financial Software from BlackLine Systems
(12/12/2008)
Summit.NET Platinum takes advantage of latest Microsoft
.NET Technologies
(12/12/2008)
Chase Paymentech's 2008 Cyber Holiday Pulse Index Indicates Mixed Online Shopping Results
(12/11/2008)
Harris Bank Signs Contract Renewal with NYCE Network
(12/11/2008)
AFA Insurance automates all document handling with the aid of ReadSoft's solutions
(12/11/2008)
Santander and Gemalto unveil combined ID and payments card for Brazilian students
(12/11/2008)
EFT Network Now Providing Digital Check's CheXpress CX30
(12/11/2008)
W.net Awards Heartland Payment Systems’ Chairman/CEO Bob Carr with Its Highest Honor
(12/10/2008)
Hogan Financial Systems to Provide Disaster Recovery Services to Open Solutions’ Outsourced Item Processing Clients
(12/10/2008)
Montepaschi Group introduces tax and fine paying option at ATMs
(12/10/2008)
MyECheck Signs Vacation Renter Solutions, LLC to Its Electronic Transaction Processing Software
(12/10/2008)
Vindicia Enhances Customer Acquisition and Retention for Online Merchants With Latest CashBox Release
(12/10/2008)
PayMate achieves PCI DSS 1.2 compliance for its mobile payment process
(12/09/2008)
ID theft fears drive support for biometric verification
(12/09/2008)
SMS Money Transfer Receives 95% Consumer Approval
(12/09/2008)
CONSUMER ONLINE BILL PAYMENT BEHAVIOR REVEALED IN NEW STUDY
(12/09/2008)
NXP’s SmartMX IC Excels at MasterCard PayPass Approval
(12/08/2008)
Average Daily Check Image Volume Hits All-time High
(12/08/2008)
TROY Offers New Breakthrough in Disbursement Automation and Fraud Prevention
(12/08/2008)
TROY Introduces first HP based MICR MFP
(12/08/2008)
Vodafone, Safaricom and Western Union pilot cross-border mobile money transfer
(12/08/2008)
HARRIS BANK SIGNS CONTRACT RENEWAL WITH NYCE NETWORK
(12/08/2008)
Wall Street Systems wins Leaders in Innovation Award for ASP Treasury Management Solution
(12/08/2008)
Dialogue launches Payforit Single Click
(12/08/2008)
PayMate partners with PayBill to launch Mobile Payments in Nepal
(12/08/2008)
MiCash Announces Prepaid Debit Card with Unique Remittance Capability
(12/08/2008)
Saints to Offer Season Ticket Holders New Payment Option
(12/08/2008)
Anthony Gautney Elected to NACHA Board of Directors
(12/06/2008)
Executive National Bank selects RemitPro for Remote Deposit Capture
Solution Offering
(12/05/2008)
Bottomline Technologies Named to Software Magazine’s 26th Annual ‘Software 500’
(12/04/2008)
BancTec Expands Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Presence in France with Document@Work Transaction
(12/04/2008)
BioPay Expands Product Offering to Better Serve Underbanked
(12/04/2008)
French mobile operators and retailers form contactless payments working group
(12/04/2008)
VSoft Corporation Named to Deloitte’s 2008 Technology Fast 500
(12/04/2008)
Orange and BNP Paribas team on Ivory Coast mobile money transfer service
(12/04/2008)
Webloyalty First to Achieve Compliance with Most Recent Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards
(12/03/2008)
University National Bank Chooses TransCard as Prepaid Partner
(12/03/2008)
More Online Retailers Help Customers Shop and Manage Finances by Offering eBillme
(12/03/2008)
Citibank Indonesia targets youth market with contactless card and social networking
(12/03/2008)
CPNI to Provide Financial Institutions its Suite of Mobile Commerce Solutions
(12/03/2008)
Tsys loses WaMu deal as Chase brings processing in-house
(12/03/2008)
VIEWPOINTE COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF PAYMENTSNATION
(12/02/2008)
METAVANTE POWERS SUNTRUST eCLAIM REVENUE GATEWAY SOLUTION FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
(12/02/2008)
West Virginia Association of Counties Endorses Point & Pay for Electronic Payments
(12/02/2008)
VIEWPOINTE HIRES MARK RYAN AS SUPPORT SERVICES COO
(12/02/2008)
RP SOLUTIONS ANNOUNCES NEXT GENERATION WEB-BASED
REMOTE DEPOSIT SOLUTION FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
(12/02/2008)
Goldleaf’s BusinessManager Solution Selected by Eight Financial Institutions
(12/01/2008)
FreedomPay Launches New Look and Product Lines
(12/01/2008)
Dubai Islamic Bank deploys Fiserv reconciliation technology
(12/01/2008)
Dialogue Expands With The Launch Of Mobile Payments In Sweden And Norway
(12/01/2008)
DELTA COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION SELECTS ONLINE RESOURCES FOR BILLPAY
(12/01/2008)
CUP Data Signs Credit Processing Agreement with China Postal Savings Bank
(12/01/2008)
Basware, OB10 Form Global Partnership to Streamline Invoicing Process
(12/01/2008)
Barclays launches online remittance service to India
(12/01/2008)
US wireless network Alltel taps mFoundry for mobile wallet
(12/01/2008)
Quatrro Risk Management Services Announces the Successful Launch of its 24X7 Check Fraud Risk Early Warning Center
(12/01/2008)
OBSERVATIONS
Does Google’s Goggles offer an alternative approach to document and forms recognition?
It has been quite a while since there has been the introduction of a new recognition technology for business. Google Goggles may provide the opportunity. Take a look for yourself and give some considerations of how this application might be applied to a business application. If you are not familiar with Goggles visit http://www.google.com/mobile/goggles/#dc=gh0gg for a demonstration. Goggles is currently available for the Android platform. While scheduled for release on other platforms no dates have been set. ...

