Bank Bytes

Bank of Montreal has selected the V/5 eBusiness Application Platform from Vignette, Austin, Texas, for developmentof customer-focused Web sites across all lines of business

CIBC, Toronto, has contracted with SureFire Commerce, Toronto, to build ShopCIBC, the first Canadian online shopping community to be offered by a Canadian financial institution.

Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, will offer full-service Internet and traditional payroll processing and HR services from Powerpay.com, Minneapolis.

GN Mortgage, Milwaukee, has selected Web Posting Service from eLynx, Cincinnati, to provide secure, verifiable mortgage closing delivery via the Internet

Michigan National Bank, Farmington Hills, Mich., has licensed components of the Harmony Customer Care Suite from WebTone Technologies, Atlanta, to exchange secure e-mail with its customers.

Martinsville Dupont Credit Union, Martinsville, Va., has licensed the Charge-Off Recovery System from interBiz, Islandia, N.Y., to manage its debt recovery process.

Mellon Trust, Pittsburgh, has launched Workbench, an Internet-based custody service providing browser-based, real-time reporting plus industry information services.

MBNA, Wilmington, Del., will provide small business lending services to EqualFooting.com, Dulles, Va., a B2B e-marketplace.