Compliance

Visa is accepting card payments again on certain adult entertainment websites owned by Pornhub parent MindGeek, while continuing to block payments to Pornhub itself.

As risk rises and budgets tighten post-pandemic, training all employees about security risks and conducting quarterly penetration tests helps to offset threats and potential losses.

By upgrading permissions and defining access, firms can get ahead of the new threat, says vArmour's Marc Woolword.

Under the terms of the rule, NCUA could exempt credit unions from some Bank Secrecy Act requirements on a case-by-case basis, provided there are no safety or soundness concerns.

The Pittsburgh bank says the data aggregator deceptively uses PNC's logo in obtaining bank customers' login credentials.

Rapidly spreading coronavirus and an unclear Brexit outcome are bearing down on the U.K., leaving the fate of London as a technology and finance hub in the air as 2020 draws to a close.

Congress’s passage of a measure requiring startup companies — instead of their banks — to identify true owners was arguably the industry’s biggest legislative achievement in 2020. Now the industry is urging lawmakers to revisit proposals that would ease other anti-money-laundering reporting requirements.

Remote learning and work heightens the security risk, says Pulse Secure's Mike Riemer.

When Mastercard and Visa cut ties with Pornhub in December, it was abrupt but unsurprising. The banking and payments industries have had a long and conflicted history with adult content.

The spending plan passed in a party-line vote, but board member Todd Harper's objections indicate he could push for closer oversight if President-elect Joe Biden elevates him to the chairmanship.