Opinions

Banks have to do a better job of protecting personal information about their customers' children.

Community banks shouldn’t wait for the Fed to create a new real-time payments rail when consumers are already flocking to other options.

Banks have to do a better job of protecting personal information about their customers' children.

Under the regulation, banks and financial services providers must secure their own systems as well as implement third-party risk management programs, which can mitigate insider threats from third parties, says Michael Magrath, director of global regulations and standards for OneSpan.

Younger consumers still like to go to the mall. Keeping them there requires a mix of easy payments, financing and shopping in multiple channels, says Nufar Segal, general manager of consumer financing for at Jifiti.

Most cloud storage systems have gaps that open the door to account takeover, API attacks and other threats, argues Pravin Kothari, founder and CEO of CipherCloud.

Banks need to find quick wins; enhancements that make the most of their current strengths by maximizing revenues and offsetting rising customer attrition, writes Lars Sandtorv, CEO of MeaWallet.

Community banks shouldn’t wait for the Fed to create a new real-time payments rail when consumers are already flocking to other options.

While traditional payment processors conquered bitcoin in the first battle, the disruptive potential of blockchain technology remains a potent threat and incumbent payment processors should prepare for a healthy new challenge.

If the Federal Reserve doesn't maintain an active role, Wall Street megabanks could take over the payments system.