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Insurance carriers move to crumple paper
Several insurance industry powerhouses are stepping up efforts to cut paper from their operations with a range of Web-based projects that are also designed to cut costs.
CNN.com - Technology (April 3, 2001)

CheckFree announces e-mail bill options
Norcross, Ga.-based CheckFree Corp., the nation's leading provider of electronic bill payment services to banks, announced a new product this week that lets billers replace their paper bills with e-mail versions.
CNN.com - Technology (March 20, 2001)
Visa to help merchants comply with new e-security
Visa U.S.A. Inc. last week said it and the banks that issue credit cards under its name are launching a program to help online retailers and other Internet-based merchants comply with a set of security guidelines due to take effect in May.
CNN.com - Technology (March 6, 2001)
Schwab database glitch temporarily cuts users off
Charles Schwab & Co. Monday was forced to temporarily switch its online trading Web site to a backup server because of a database problem, a move that blocked the discount broker's customers from receiving trade confirmation messages and left them unable to view their previous transaction records.
CNN.com - Technology (February 15, 2001)

FTC seeks input on new privacy guidelines
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission this week issued a request for public comments about a proposed set of data privacy guidelines that would affect companies looking to share share credit records and other consumer information with affiliated businesses.
CNN.com - Technology (December 21, 2000)
Citigroup launches new e-cash service
The 800-pound gorilla has finally jumped into the online payments marketplace. Well, two 800-pound gorillas holding hands.
CNN.com - Technology (November 2, 2000)
'Smart' money: Banks announce release of credit cards with embedded chips
The United States has been lagging behind Europe when it comes to the adoption of "smart card" technology, with New York-based American Express Co.'s Blue, the only credit card with an embedded chip on the market.
CNNfyi.com (October 18, 2000)
Bank offers virtual safe-deposit boxes
Online bill payments, wireless banking capabilities and other new Internet-based technologies already give financial institutions jockeying for position online plenty to worry about. Now, FleetBoston Financial Corp. is raising the bar another notch when it comes to online banking services by adding a new feature: virtual safe-deposit boxes.
CNN.com - Technology (October 13, 2000)

Brokerage firms nervous about e-signatures law
The new federal law giving digital signatures the same legal weight as written ones went into effect on Sunday. But the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) already has guidelines in place for sending documents electronically, and the two sets of rules don't match.
CNN.com - Technology (October 2, 2000)
Faster trades to cost more than Y2K prep
Industry experts figure it cost about $5 billion to prepare Wall Street information systems for the year 2000 date rollover.
CNN.com - Technology (September 28, 2000)

Banks announce release of Visa 'smart' cards
The U.S. has been lagging behind Europe when it comes to the adoption of "smart card" technology, with New York-based American Express Co.'s Blue, the only credit card with an embedded chip on the market.
CNN.com - Technology (September 18, 2000)

Dow to fire up to 40 employees over sexually explicit e-mails
Dow Chemical, which had problems with pornographic e-mails earlier this year, said it will fire up to 40 employees this week because of new violations.
CNN.com - Technology (August 24, 2000)

Visa issues 10 'commandments' for online merchants
In an attempt to reduce online credit-card fraud, Visa U.S.A. in San Francisco announced 10 "commandments" for online merchants to guard its cardholders' information. And, next week, Visa will follow up by releasing the details of a broad online security program. John Shaughnessy, Visa's senior vice president for risk management, said merchants would be required to obey these rules or face fines, sales restrictions or loss of membership.
CNN.com - Technology (August 15, 2000)

Online bank aimed at truck drivers debuts
In a move that continued a trend in which online banks are targeting narrow groups of customers, Irvine, Calif.-based National InterBank last week launched an Internet-based banking service for truck drivers who want to process financial transactions from the cabs of their rigs.
CNN.com - Technology (August 15, 2000)

Fake bank Web sites trick consumers
A hacker doesn't have to break into a bank's computer to steal account numbers and access codes. It may be enough to set up a "spoof" Web site that closely mimics a real bank's, according to a warning issued last week by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).
CNN.com - Technology (July 26, 2000)

Web access via cell phone to skyrocket this year
The number of people using cell phones for wireless data will skyrocket from 3% of the U.S. online population to 78% over the next 12 months, a new survey says.
CNN.com - Technology (April 18, 2000)
Web-only banks lag on customer service
Banks that have both a virtual and physical presence do a better job of servicing their customers on the Internet, according to a new study conducted by Atlanta-based Speer & Associates Inc.
CNN.com - Technology (March 27, 2000)

Will you trade on your handheld?
However hot the stock market is, investors aren't yet ready to adopt the wireless, handheld trading devices some brokers are pushing, analysts said.
CNN.com - Technology (March 7, 2000)