Profile of Bryan Yurcan

Associate Editor, Bank Systems and Technology Member Since: 6/19/2014
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Bryan Yurcan is associate editor for Bank Systems and Technology. He has worked in various editorial capacities for newspapers and magazines for the past 8 years. After beginning his career as a municipal and courts reporter for daily newspapers in upstate New York, Bryan has written for business journals and various financial and business B2B publications.

The Compliance Risk of Social Media

1/29/2013
The guidelines recently issued by the FFIEC on risk management and the use of social media for financial institutions only scratches the surface of this burgeoning issue.

Non-Banks Take Early Lead in Mobile Wallet Race

1/28/2013
A report from Carlisle & Gallagher finds that nontraditional financial institutions are the current mobile wallet frontrunners, though the battle is far from over.

Longtime Diebold CEO Swidarski Out After 17 Years

1/25/2013
The company, a major manufacturer of ATMs, said the move was "in our stakeholders' best interests to make a change in leadership at this time."

The Treasury Department’s Most-Wanted Crime Organizations

1/24/2013
These criminal organizations are being targeted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for financial and other crimes.

Bank Websites Must Meet Digital Customers' Needs, Says Forrester

1/23/2013
The secure websites of the largest retail banks in the U.S. are not evolving to meet the current needs and expectations of consumers in a digital environment, said the research firm.

BBVA Unveils Mobile RDC for iPhone

1/18/2013
The bank said the features will soon be available for the iPad and Android devices as well.

Make ‘Em Laugh: 6 Funny Bank Videos That Drive Engagement

1/17/2013
Banks may not be thought of as having a sense of humor, but these videos prove banks can laugh, often at themselves.

How Capital One Uses Video to Drive Social Strategy

1/17/2013
The bank launched a humorous digital video series designed to promote its mobile banking offering.

Green Dot Puts Banks in the Crosshairs

1/15/2013
The prepaid financial services company launched GoBank, which it says is a mobile bank account for the smartphone generation.

MasterCard to Issue Prepaid and Debit Cards in Five African Markets

1/15/2013
The company has partnered with Equity Bank of Kenya to issue 5 million cards over the next 18 months.

Security is Final Hurdle to Mass Mobile Payments Adoption

1/14/2013
A paper by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston finds that the ultimate broad adoption of mobile payments will be largely correlated with the security of each mobile platform; and that consumer education and stakeholder collaboration will be equally crucial to promoting widespread adoption.

NFC Moves Forward With Case-Based Payments

1/11/2013
U.S. Bank is among those testing an NFC-enabled iPhone case

Five IT Security Predictions for 2013

1/9/2013
Independent IT auditor Coalfire offers its list of what will be top of mind for IT security pros in 2013.

Mobile Banking to Exceed One Billion Users by 2017

1/9/2013
A new report from Juniper Research also predicts that China, North America and Western Europe will have the highest penetration of mobile banking users.

New Currency Exchange Platform Launched in U.S.

1/8/2013
USForex, a subsidiary of Sydney-based OzForex Group, allows clients to make international foreign payments and money transfers.

Corporate Mobile Banking Slowly Gaining Traction

1/7/2013
Though adoption has been slower than on the consumer side, the growth potential is still there.

Android, iPhone are Top Fraud Targets, Study Finds

1/2/2013
A Javelin Strategy & Research report on mobile payments found that the two most popular smartphone platforms are targets for fraudsters.