Data security

To discourage scalping, the New York Comic Con asked online ticket buyers for personal information up front. The backlash shows the challenges of protecting identity in the digital age — an issue banks and fintech firms are exploring.

The early morning exercisers who stop at Thrive Café in Loves Park, Ill. may be drenched in sweat and dressed in outfits devoid of any pockets, but they can still pay for their post-workout refreshments without a wallet or phone.

In a harsh reminder that hackers have found hotel point-of-sale systems to be a treasure trove, HEI Hotels & Resorts is informing its customers of a potential breach affecting their credit cards.

The federal government recently began to discourage companies from using SMS-based authentication in their two-factor authentication schemes. So do banks need to completely eliminate authentication via text message? Not entirely.

Banks have gotten better at detecting digital banking fraud, but the process of closing and reopening accounts is still a mess — and that is what could send more customers packing.

The Rio Olympics has a lot of fans and athletes on high alert over concerns about contracting the Zika virus or competing in contaminated water, but the risks of financial fraud are another major concern.

Banks have gotten better at detecting digital banking fraud, but the process of closing and reopening accounts is still a mess — and that is what could send more customers packing.

In the hacker drama "Mr. Robot," most technology bears the brand of the series' fictional E Corp (known to characters as "Evil Corp"), but one device bore a striking resemblance to Square Inc.'s flagship product.

A rash of scams targeting foreign students is turning the business of handling tuition payments from a relatively low-risk proposition to one fraught with challenges.

From the buzz in the technology press over the last two weeks, one might think that end times are nigh in the world of authentication.