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A recent study concluded that financial advisers accused of misconduct are fired far more often when female, even though missteps cost less on average than those of male counterparts. Researcher Mark Egan explains the double standard.

Given the spike in online fraud that accompanies the chip card migration, there are a lot of new authentication methods. Most of them still rely on information that's not dymanic and vulnerable.

CEO Jes Staley is investigated by British authorities for trying to unmask a bank whistleblower and will take a pay hit; ISS is second consultant to call for voting against Wells directors.

Both standards are confusing and not universally adopted. But both are a necessary baseline to protect merchants and payment companies.

The allowance by some states for companies to incorporate without disclosing beneficial owner information significantly hampers anti-money-laundering efforts and drives up bank costs.

Starling Bank in the U.K. is building from scratch. Unlike other neobanks, Starling sees its future as a hub of financial products, not necessarily the generator of every product. CEO Anne Boden explains.

Negative interest rate policies have not been shown to speed up spending or borrowing. In some cases, countries with such policies have seen their savings rates continuing to climb.

White House economic chief makes nice with Elizabeth Warren over resurrecting bank separation law; Renaud Laplanche launches a new company to compete with his old one.

What's considered a 'bad' product for one group of consumers may not be bad for another.

Though statistically women have trouble getting small business loans, Square's granting more than half its loans to women; latest numbers show only one in four bank senior execs are female.