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Establishing trust, especially when it comes to online payments, is critical. People need to feel secure and confident that their personal boundaries won’t be crossed or their information misused, writes Rik van't Hof, director of product management front-end for Ingenico e-commerce.

Card usage drops off fast after a false positive. In many cases, two false positives cause consumers to abandon a card permanently.

It’s only early December, but bank CEOs’ comments this week about tax reform, their thirst for deposits, consumer lending initiatives, and challenges in commercial lending offer a sneak peek at what’s coming when earnings season begins next month.

Fifth Third last bought a bank in 2008, but CEO Greg Carmichael says "strategic bank M&A absolutely makes sense," and the Cincinnati bank is poised to clear up a blot on its regulatory record that blocked dealmaking.

Farmer Mac has terminated President and CEO Timothy Buzby for violating company policies not related to its financial and business performance.

The JPMorgan Chase CEO supports easing regulations on mortgage lending but says other major provisions of Dodd-Frank should remain intact.

The ban on financing properties encumbered by heating and cooling assessments will go into effect in 20 days, according to the Federal Housing Administration.

The company has been working to address an informal agreement with regulators tied to Bank Secrecy Act compliance.

Discover's shift starts in April 2018. Mastercard has also eliminated signatures for credit and debit card transactions.

The maximum loan amount for Federal Housing Administration mortgages will go up in more than 3,000 counties for 2018.