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American Express Co., the biggest U.S credit-card issuer by purchases, said second-quarter profit rose 37 percent as customers increased spending and the company booked a $1 billion gain from the sale of its Costco Wholesale Corp. portfolio.

The industry-led EMV Migration Forum is changing its name and expanding its focus to accommodate the myriad changes that are happening alongside the move to chip cards.

As part of an organization that's waged a four-year campaign against passwords, Brett McDowell envisions wearable technology as the nail in the coffin of antiquated security.

Though an extremely effective solution to a very specific problem, tokenization is more of a single piece of the security puzzle than the end-all of stopping data theft and credit card fraud.

An identity protection startup called Civic wants to tackle data breaches by giving consumers control over who uses their information.

Scrambling to stop hackers from making away with stolen funds, the community involved in the cryptocurrency experiment Ethereum has voted to implement a major software change that would thwart the thieves and help the blockchain regain momentum.

Some banks are looking to reenter small-dollar consumer lending now that a recent CFPB proposal has given them greater regulatory clarity. But they may need help from technology companies to make a very labor-intensive business more profitable.

Citigroup Inc. said it has deployed “a lot of resources” to ease the deluge of inquiries and complaints from Costco Wholesale Corp. customers after taking over as the retailer’s exclusive credit-card issuer last month.

Earlier this year, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) narrowly avoided disaster when sensitive information for 44,000 agency customers was stored without proper security measures…on a personal storage device.

Using methods akin to fighting external hacking can also address risks of employees committing legal or ethical lapses.

U.S. Bancorp in Minneapolis reported higher quarterly profit boosted by increased fee revenue from credit and debit cards.

Wells Fargo & Co., the world's most valuable bank, posted second-quarter profit that matched analysts' estimates as the firm increased loans and collected more fees from credit cards.

Companies have struggled for years to find a simple way to get consumers to set up a payment account without derailing the checkout process. One company is taking a step back and asking: Why delay a sale by demanding money?

Cyber risk analytics provider Bay Dynamics has completed a $23 million Series B financing round through Carrick Capital Partners.

As financial institutions dive into the newest channels to reach consumers and accept payments in every moment of their lives, they enter riskier scenarios that create a greater need for multi-factor authentication.

For three years, the Fast Identity Online Alliance has focused on replacing static passwords through stronger device authentication technology, with a long-term goal of translating those advancements into payment security as well.

Nearly half of U.S. consumers say they have been hit by credit card fraud within the last five years, and those breaches are becoming more commonplace, according to a survey released Tuesday.

Swift has tapped British defense contractor BAE Systems and Dutch security firm Fox-IT to support an information sharing and threat intelligence program for member banks.

Small banks are trying to figure out how to provide the digital services today's customers want while still retaining the human touch that distinguishes them from larger rivals. A small bank in Cincinnati says it has hit on the right formula.

Wendy’s Co., which reported a payment-card hack earlier this year, said that the breach affected about 18 percent of its U.S. locations.