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.

Bank IT Spending Outlook For 2012

9/30/2011
Will bank IT spending go up or down in 2012 after a year of modest growth? Let us know how your budget is shaping up by taking a Bank Systems & Technology survey.

Cloud Payments Offer Real Opportunity for Banks

9/30/2011
Banks can cut out the middleman with a robust cloud payments offering, according to a new report from IDC Financial Insights.

JPMorgan Chase Hires Susan Ehrlich to Lead Next Generation Payments Division

9/29/2011
The executive will help the bank create payments services and solutions for consumers, small businesses and retail merchants.

Banks Should Build Business Through Payables and Disbursements, Says Report

9/29/2011
A new report from Aite Group identifies opportunities for banks and tech vendors to strengthen business relationships through corporate payables.

Report: Most Businesses Lack Proper Payment Card Security

9/28/2011
A Verizon report found that many businesses are struggling to comply with credit and debit card security standards.

Isis Announces Deal With Mobile Handset Makers

9/27/2011
The mobile payments consortium is partnering with HTC, LG, Motorola Mobility, RIM, Samsung Mobile and Sony Ericsson on NFC-enabled mobile devices.

Protecting Bank Data, One iPhone at a Time

9/27/2011
Needham Bank uses MobileIron solutions to secure its company-issued iPhones and iPads.

Cybercrime to Account for $371 Million in Losses by 2015, According to Report

9/23/2011
But banks have also developed a number of approaches to protect themselves from cybercrime, Aite Group says.

Day Two Recap of FinovateFall 2011

9/22/2011
Thirty-two more companies made presentations, and the best in show winners were announced.

Fiserv, Wells Fargo Partner on Foreign Currency Exchange Solution

9/21/2011
The partnership is designed to offer streamlined foreign currency payments.

iPay, MasterCard Expand Bill Processing Offerings

9/20/2011
The relationship is designed to enable a broader scope of billers to see efficiencies with electronic payments.

Three of Every Four Banks Planning Single Transaction Banking Business in the Next Year, According to Survey

9/19/2011
A survey from software firm Misys shows a trend to consolidate cash and trade businesses into one transaction banking group.

BofA Rolls Out E-Banking Management Solution

9/19/2011
Bank of America's electronic bank account management is now available to more clients, after a limited pilot release.

Morgan Stanley Chairman Mack Steps Down

9/16/2011
John Mack leaves post as chairman of the board and will retire at the end of the year; he is replaced by CEO James P. Morgan

MasterCard Demos the (Google) Wallet of the Future

9/16/2011
Media and analysts were able to to get a firsthand look at the future of mobile payments as the company demoed some of the features of the Google Wallet app.

Mobile Banking Scorecard Rates Top Seven U.S. Banks

9/15/2011
Wells Fargo scored the highest ranking in Keynote Systems' survey of bank mobile offerings for smartphones and tablets.

New Report Analyzes Small-Business Strategies of Community Banks

9/14/2011
Aite Group report says that community banks may find it difficult to capitalize on small-business customers, but the benefits justify the costs.

Internet Banking Preferred Less Among Small to Medium-Sized Businesses

9/13/2011
According to an analyst's report, these companies are putting less faith in online banking and are turning back to their branch for service and advice.

U.S. Bank Offers New Mobile Banking Tool for Businesses

9/13/2011
U.S. Bank Mobile SinglePoint aims to give business customers on-the-go banking services.

MIG Acquires Zaypay

9/12/2011
The digital communications business has come to terms to buy the Netherlands-based mobile payments firm.

Morgan Stanley Exec Discusses Public-Private Partnership to Assess Security Threats

9/9/2011
Since the attacks of Sept. 11, the financial services industry and government agencies have been sharing information and partnering to combat emerging threats.

Images From the JPMorgan Chase Booth at the Recent Martin Luther King Jr. Expo

9/8/2011
The project is a partnership between JPM Chase and the King family to digitize and preserve over a million documents from King's personal library, and from other leaders of the civil rights era.

What is the Future of Community Banks?

9/8/2011
Celent data shows that the smallest banks are increasingly getting a smaller piece of the pie.

JPMorgan Chase Teams with the Martin Luther King Jr. Center to Digitize Civil Rights Documents

9/8/2011
JPMorgan Chase has teamed with the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change to digitize over one million documents from the civil rights movement.

IT Hiring Expected to Rise

9/7/2011
A new survey of 1,400 CIOs predicts a six percent growth in information tech jobs during the fourth quarter of 2011.

SWIFT Offering One-Stop Shop for Reference Data

9/6/2011
The financial messaging services provider is rolling out a new suite of products for payments-related data.

Judge Overturns $1.3 Billion Ruling in Oracle Theft Case

9/2/2011
The court still finds rival SAP guilty of infringement, but drastically reduces the monetary award.

Social Media Used in Full Force During Irene

9/1/2011
Increasingly, financial institutions are turning to Facebook and Twitter to communicate with customers.

BNY Mellon Replaces Chief Executive

9/1/2011
The longtime board member and current president, Gerald Hassell, has assumed the reigns as CEO.