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From CUs helping members move money online to CU security firms calling on former football pros to secure systems, the special report on pages 22-31 has the latest tech news.

WASHINGTON - Credit unions wanting to ensure themselves a spot as their members' primary financial institution, much less not lose business to others, may want to capitalize on the opportunities presented by account-to-account (A2A) technologies. The competition already is going after that fast-growing market, according to Chip Filson, president of...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Credit unions leery of laptops and tablets are not alone. The financial services and insurance industries are lagging behind other sectors of the economy when it comes to adoption of mobile PC technology, according to a new report from Forrester Research. The report says that business services...

HARRISBURG, Pa. - eCU Technologies is beta testing its new service bureau solution with the $39 million Choice Community CU in Greensboro, N.C. eCU Technologies is the tech CUSO of the $2.3 billion Pennsylvania State Employees CU. It was created to help credit unions leverage their Symitar core system. This...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The top three IT security threats facing today's plugged-in organization, including credit unions, are probably viruses and worms, followed by employees acting in unauthorized ways, and failure to comply with regulations. That's from Forrester Research's January survey of 200 technology decision-makers at North American firms of all...

NEEDHAM, Mass. - After years of pure cost cutting, many U.S. credit unions and banks are gearing their IT budgets toward sustainable operational efficiency, a strategic objective that will help fuel robust IT spending growth. That's the assessment of TowerGroup senior analyst Virginia Garcia, who projects $5 billion more in...