Stories about: First USA

Users last week reacted with a mixture of concern and resignation to the discovery of a critical flaw in almost all versions of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows software, including the Windows Server 2003 operating system.

IT managers for online retailers and at Visa card-issuing banks will soon be confronted with installing the latest weapon in the increasing war against online fraud: payer authentification applications.

Information security architect Joe Judge faced a security challenge. But he didn't want to have to become an expert in Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to solve it.

FRAMINGHAM (09/15/2000) - 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. That's about to change, as three banks - Providian Financial Corp. in San Francisco, FleetBoston Financial Corp. in Boston and First USA Bank NA in Wilmington, Del. - have announced that they will soon be releasing Visa smart cards. According to bank officials, these cards will provide greater security for online shoppers, reduce costs for Web merchants and allow for other services such as electronic ticketing..

In an effort to help banks and financial institutions pull smart-card technology from the slow-to-adopt quagmire of the U.S. market, Visa USA launched its "smart Visa" card platform this week.

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.

iWant's marketplace lets consumers dictate their needs online and gives sellers direct access to potential customers

iWant's marketplace lets consumers dictate their needs online and gives sellers direct access to potential customers. The company: iWant.com Inc., Founded February 1999. Website Launched September 1999. Location Burlington, Massachusetts. Leadership Shabbir Dahod, president and CEO. Employees 28. Mission To facilitate one-on-one communication between buyers and qualified sellers.

The regulatory arm of the National Association of Securities Dealers is investigating Banc One Capital Markets for possible violations resulting from systems integration problems that surfaced from the 1998 merger between Bank One Corp. and First Chicago NBD Corp.

Bank One Corp. is reportedly looking to sell off its fledgling Internet venture WingspanBank.com, which has turned out to be a financial drain for the Chicago-based financial institution.

Capital One Financial Corp., known for the high level of integration between its information technology and business operations, is taking the unusual step of splitting the CIO job between two people -- an IT expert and a business professional.