Big Deals

Standard Chartered/Citicus

London-based Standard Chartered is using Citicus' (London) Citicus ONE Web-based automated risk management solution to mitigate risk affecting its global IT systems. Initially, the bank will use the solution across five core systems.

Mantas and i-flex Align

Mantas (Fairfax, Va.) and i-flex Solutions (Bangalore, India) partnered to offer anti-money laundering (AML), fraud detection, trading compliance and broker surveillance solutions to financial institutions.

Citizens Taps Brasfield

Citizens Bank of Perry (Perry, Fla.) selected Brasfield Technology (Birmingham, Ala.) to provide Internet banking services for the bank and Brasfield affiliate Image Centre to provide outsourced check imaging services. Image Centre will maintain the host system.

RBC Centura Picks Publix

RBC Centura Bank (Rocky Mount, N.C.) will provide free access to Publix Super Markets' (Winter Haven, Fla.) 850 Presto! ATMs. The deal doubles RBC Centura's ATM network.

Metavante Adds KANA

Metavante Corp. (Milwaukee) and KANA (Menlo Park, Calif.) agreed to add the KANA Response Live solution, which enables clients to interact with customer service representatives online in real time, to Metavante Corporate Electronic Banking.

COCC Supports CBT

The Connecticut Bank and Trust Company (CBT), located in Hartford, selected COCC (Avon, Conn.) for its electronic banking support. COCC will manage CBT's three ATMs and provide debit card services for CBT's customers.

Fundtech Selects Stratus

Fundtech (Jersey City, N.J.) joined with Stratus Technologies (Maynard, Mass.) to offer the Stratus ftServer system with Fundtech's PAYplus USA payment system. The deal leverages the reliability of Stratus ftServers in delivering Fundtech's payments processing solution.

Sterling Picks Permeo

Sterling Commerce (Dublin, Ohio) will integrate its Connect:Direct software with Permeo Technologies' (Irving, Texas) next-generation SSL VPN offering. The new solution provides secure access for Internet file transfer services.

Decade, Ellie Mae Partner

Decade Systems (Jacksonville, Fla.) partnered with Ellie Mae (Dublin, Calif.). Decade will be the preferred integration provider for Ellie Mae's Encompass and ePASS solutions and a reseller of Ellie Mae's ClickLoan technology.

E-Checking Deal

E-Chex (Irving, Texas) signed a three-year agreement with First National Bankcard (Kansas City, Mo.) to provide its electronic check conversion through the payment-services provider's extensive reseller channel.