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.

Mobile Growing, But Still Not Preferred Channel

4/30/2013
Trends in mobile banking were a big topic at the CEB Tower Group Financial Services Technology conference.

Innovate Or Die, Says Capital One's Jamison

4/26/2013
The managing director of Capital One Labs implored banks to meet customer's technology expectations during a keynote speech at the CEB TowerGroup Financial Services Technology Conference in Boston.

Viewpointe Rolls Out Web-Based ACH Compliance Product

4/24/2013
The offerings is designed to help businesses that are initiating ACH payments to assess their compliance with NACHA network rules.

American Express Rolls Out EMV Cards for Corporate Clients

4/23/2013
U.S. corporate card holders with the new cards will be able to use the new cards wherever American Express cards are accepted in the U.S. and internationally.

Fundtech, Guardian Analytics Announce New Fraud Prevention Solution

4/23/2013
The two companies announced a jointly owned product at NACHA Payments 2013 designed to deliver behavior-based, real-time fraud prevention.

Broadridge, Zumbox Partner on Digital Customer Communications

4/22/2013
The technology vendors are targeting financial services firms looks to reduce paper mail and printing costs.

JPMorgan Chase Names New Head of Digital for Consumer and Community Banking

4/19/2013
Dr. Gavin Michael formerly served as chief technology innovation officer at Accenture.

Mobile Payments: Moving Ahead At Full Speed

4/18/2013
This week saw more major movement in the ever-growing mobile payments space.

Another Take on the Branch of the Future

4/17/2013
Wells Fargo this month announced the opening of the first of what it says will be a new bank branch format.

2.4 Million Cards Exposed in Supermarket Data Breach

4/16/2013
Midwestern grocery market chain Schnucks was the target of cyber attacks.

Cloud-Based Security Services Market to Reach $4.2 Billion by 2016.

4/15/2013
A report from Gartner predicts that by 2015, 10 percent of overall IT security enterprise product capabilities will be delivered in the cloud.

Wells Fargo's Vision of the Branch of the Future

4/12/2013
The bank is opening the first of what it calls the "neighborhood format" of store in Washington D.C.

MasterCard Launches Digital Wallet Service in Canada

4/11/2013
The company has officially launched its MasterPass wallet product; the U.S. roll out is expected later in the spring.

ING Direct Canada Looks Forward On Mobile

4/10/2013
The bank is partnering with IBM on several innovative mobile banking initiatives.

PayPal Teams With Chilean Payment Network On International Money Movement

4/9/2013
The payments company has formed a partnership with Chilean payment network Multicaja to allow businesses that accept international payments via PayPal to withdraw their funds directly into their local bank accounts.

Transforming Banking Core Systems: Lessons from Busey Bank

4/8/2013
Busey Bank moved its core systems into the cloud, creating efficiencies and preparing for growth. Here's what banks can learn from Busey's conversion.

Sterling, Provident Banks To Merge

4/4/2013
The newly combined bank will have nearly $7 billion in total assets.

Online Still Represents Lion's Share of Digital Investment

4/3/2013
A report on the state of multi-channel banking by Forrester also found that many banks are unprepared to support multi-channel initiatives.

Intuit Making Mint Available to Banks

4/2/2013
Intuit announced that it is making the popular PFM tool available to financial institutions to integrate into their online and mobile banking services.

USAA, Credit Unions Rule the Customer Experience Roost

4/2/2013
Overall, the banking industry has improved in customer experience, according to the annual Temkin Experience Ratings.

Fiserv Launches Prepaid Mobile Deposit Service

4/2/2013
Prepaid Source Capture allows consumers to load funds from checks onto prepaid cards.

StrikeForce Technologies Files Patent Suit Against Microsoft, Fiserv, First Midwest

4/1/2013
The company alleges its patent for an out-of-band authentication system was violated.