A survey conducted by Compass Plus, an international provider of retail banking and electronic payments software to financial institutions and processors, has revealed that there are three main challenges hindering the mass adoption of contactless payments in the UK; card distribution, fears around security and regional awareness.

Green Dot Corporation (NYSE:GDOT), has reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014.

For the third quarter of 2014, Green Dot reported $144.7 million in GAAP total operating revenues and $0.30 in GAAP diluted earnings per share. Green Dot reported growth of 6% year-over-year in non-GAAP total operating revenues to $146.8 million and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.36, representing 50% year-over-year growth.

Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY), a leading provider of cloud-based payment, invoice and digital banking solutions, reported financial results for the first quarter ended September 30, 2014.

Revenues for the first quarter were $81.3 million, an increase of $14.1 million, or 21%, from the first quarter of last year. Subscription and transaction revenues, which are primarily related to the company’s cloud platforms, increased 30% from the first quarter of last year to $40.9 million.

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced  the launch of Popmoney^® for Disbursements^*, a new service that streamlines and speeds the currently check-dominated process used by businesses to send payments to consumers.

 FIS^™ (NYSE: FIS), the world’s largest provider of banking and payments technology solutions, and a global leader in consulting and outsourcing solutions, today reported third quarter revenue increased 7 percent to $1.6 billion from $1.5 billion a year earlier. GAAP net earnings from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders was $152 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, compared to $175 million, or $0.60 per diluted share in the prior year quarter.

Financial IT interviews Brendan Farrell, Executive Vice President and General Manager, XSP, SunGard at Sibos 2014.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced it has been named among the 100 best performing public companies with revenue less than $1 billion by leading business authority Forbes.

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the market-leading provider of mission-critical solutions to the financial services industry, has announces the availability of its Temenos Connect Mobile Banking solution for retail banks – the first retail mobile banking solution to be underpinned by a user experience platform (UXP) that drives multi-device banking solutions.

OptionsCity Software, a global provider of electronic trading solutions for professional futures and options traders, has  announced that the next generation software of its flagship trading platform, Metro NOW, will be available early next year. This web-deployed solution opens up the world of downloadable widgets to a range of users, allowing them to streamline their trading environment to fit their specific trading style.

Orc, the global leader in derivatives trading technology, has announced that AlphaGen Securities LLC, a broker/dealer headquartered in Chicago, has chosen the award-winning Orc Flow Control as its pre-trade risk management system. Orc Flow Control allows firms to efficiently manage order flow and ensure regulatory compliance, enabling them to capture new customer business.