Tanaya Macheel

Samsung Pay has launched a rewards program for U.S. consumers that allows them to earn points on both credit and debit card purchases — and has an emphasis on encouraging repeated use.

Citigroup has made some of its application program interfaces available for third-party developers.

Goldman Sachs' latest class of partners includes 19 women, which is as high as that number has ever been; a Trump adviser says Janet Yellen isn't going anywhere, for now; and what the election taught us about the depth of the gender divide. Also, Thasunda Duckett, Margaret Keane and Christine Lagarde.

Consumers may wholeheartedly trust the biometric security built into their smartphones, but banks could be doing more to protect them.

Samsung Electronics has entered a commercial software license and distribution agreement with fingerprint software company Precise Biometrics.

Samsung Pay has gone live in Canada – but only for a subset of customers using certain Visa cards from CIBC Bank.

Citibank has launched Touch ID sensor authentication for its iOS mobile banking users in Hong Kong.

Like Uber, Airbnb has become a popular partner for payment companies.

A group of banks is turning to Swift's anti money laundering tools, with a particular eye on "de-risking."

Stessa Cohen warns that if we aren't careful, we could bring old gender biases into world of bank bots; Amy Nauiokas argues bank innovation should be applied more broadly, not just in technology; Marva Smalls recalls how she broke out of her comfort zone; and Esther George of the Kansas City Fed talks about staying true to her convictions. Also, how unbalanced journalism puts more scrutiny on female leaders than on their male counterparts and the silver lining in this presidential election.