Data security

Efforts to build better connections to bank customer data, trade digital currency and explore artificial intelligence for security and compliance purposes were some of the biggest draws of fundraising for U.S. startups.

U.K.-based Nuggets is integrating its blockchain technology to existing payment rails, creating a system wherein merchants will no longer have to access or store consumers' personal data.

From anti-money-laundering reform to pot banking, there are deals to be had on financial services legislation. The question is whether anyone wants to make them.

Marriott International Inc. says the number of guest records exposed in a cyber-security breach is lower than it estimated when it disclosed the attack in November.

Readers respond to Wells Fargo's latest fine, weigh Sen. Elizabeth Warren's potential bid for president, consider how banks are preparing for climate change and more.

The technology does not yet exist, but in the not-too-distant future it could fundamentally transform how many organizations do business.

Last year, Microsoft Corp.’s Azure security team detected suspicious activity in the cloud computing usage of a large retailer: One of the company’s administrators, who usually logs on from New York, was trying to gain entry from Romania. And no, the admin wasn’t on vacation. A hacker had broken in.

Both CUNA and NAFCU have responded to the bureau's request for input by raising concerns about cybersecurity, public complaints and more.

Coordinated, shared identity verification and management is certainly attractive, but there is also tremendous risk and potential liability issues, according to Sunil Madhu, founder and chief strategy officer for Socure.

As consumers grow more attached to mobile devices for e-commerce and payments, fraudsters are intensifying their focus on handsets with new phishing, vishing to SIM-swap tricks.

As perhaps the world's most wide-reaching, comprehensive data protection rule, the General Data Protection Regulation is having a ripple effect that almost seemed inevitable.

From the end of overdraft fees to the rise of banks that watch their customers' every move, there are several new banking trends on the horizon in 2019.

With a divided Congress in place, policymakers will face challenges in passing major financial legislation this year. But there are still a number of core issues set to be debated.

Even the best technologies take time, making it necessary to rein in expectations about what will happen and won't happen in the coming year.

Financial institutions would be wise to use the end of 2018 as an opportunity to ensure their cyber defenses are beefed up for new threats next year.

Despite what we assume are dedicated efforts to protect customer’s personal information, hackers are finding the loopholes in businesses’ process and technology data protection life cycle. It happened with Target in 2013, the Home Depot in 2014, and many others since, writes Todd Feinman, co-founder and chief product officer of Spirion.

Even the best technologies take time, making it necessary to rein in expectations about what will happen and won't happen in the coming year.

There are steps financial firms can take to protect their customers in the event a major wireless network is compromised, including reconsidering the use of SMS messaging for account authentication.

Names, email, encrypted passwords and information related to Facebook and other networks are all at risk, according to Marty Puranik, CEO of Atlantic.Net.

Utilizing AI and automation will help stop hackers and reduce repetitive jobs, allowing institutions to save money and reinvest more into products for members.