Banking on the future of online billing

 

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The trend toward online bill payments receives a major player in Bank of America as traditional institutions square off against Internet upstarts. "Banks have a significant role in presenting bills--they want to maintain control over transactions." -Erica Rugullies, an e-commerce analyst with Giga Information

Bank of America preps "all-in-one" billing update The 30 million-customer institution launches a pilot project that will be expanded to include Californians who use BofA's online banking. Will Bills.com live up to its billing? The "billing portal" is an ambitious plan to compete with CheckFree. But some observers warn that people might prefer to pay bills through their own banks. Net fever strikes NetB@nk stock The online-only bank enjoys the Internet effect on Wall Street, but can it compete with the big boys in the banking biz?