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J.P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A. was sued by a unit of the French maker of Ray-Ban glasses, which claims the bank ignored red flags as international cybercriminals drained $272 million from its New York bank account.

Fraud has evolved to defeat existing federal Customer Identification Program requirements. It’s time for regulators to modernize them.

To appeal to a younger audience, credit unions are teaming up with third parties that can help them offer Bitcoin accounts, real-time payments and other cutting-edge services.

The annual event, while not specifically tied to the war in Ukraine, could prove to be opportune for financial institutions.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is examining whether artificial intelligence discriminates against minorities and other applicants. But GreenState Credit Union in Iowa says the technology can be harnessed to make lending fairer in underserved communities.

Younger people can lose thousands of dollars when they fall victim to fraud. Their ties to the digital world are both protective and compromising.

Celebrities on the investor roster include Ashton Kutcher, Justin Bieber, Steve Aoki and Gwyneth Paltrow. 

Circle Internet Financial, the issuer of USD Coin, the second-largest stablecoin, landed $400 million in funding from a group that includes BlackRock and Fidelity Management and Research, a sign of traditional finance’s growing acceptance of the exploding cryptocurrency industry.

The two San Francisco-based companies are seeking to provide a one-click cryptocurrency checkout system to simplify digital shopping.

Banks report cyber events to their boards and regulators more than twice as often as they notify their customers and the general public, according to a recent survey. New reporting requirements could change the equation.