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A power outage and hardware failure at fintech FIS last week delayed deposits and payments at 27 banks, including Capital One.

A security researcher found a database exposing names, addresses, and bills apparently belonging to Willow Pay, a fintech for short-term financing on bills.

The order calls on federal agencies to support more forms of digital identity documents and could lead more states to adopt digital driver's licenses.

Banks must comply with a European Union law known as DORA by Friday. The law aims to improve cybersecurity and reduce tech failures in financial services.

A new AI regulation framework limits U.S. chip and software exports. Bank vendors are among the tech giants that say it's poorly timed and threatens innovation.

Amendments to New York's cyber rules — and a focus on privacy in California — mean banks must enhance risk controls, encryption and customer protections.

Modeled after Energy Star, the Cyber Trust Mark will label smart devices that pass federal cybersecurity standards.

According to an order by the SEC, the bank negligently under-reported what it knew about a data breach and ransomware attack it suffered that year.

Data breaches in 2024 exposed billions of records, impacting financial firms, banks and consumers alike.

Upbound currently focuses on lease-to-own products. Brigit will help it expand its offerings, but the fintech faced an FTC complaint last year.