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It's not on consumers to fix this problem, says NuData Security's Justin Fox, who argues organizations must get more cooperative and proactive to improve authentication.

Fintechs providing installment loans are attracting significant funding from investors who see opportunities in developed economies for consumer financing products, which are already well established in emerging markets.

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The bank helped raise $25 million for the fintech because of its potential to bring banks and nonbanks together in a virtual marketplace.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is making another bet on a Latin American financial-technology startup, providing a secured credit facility of as much as $100 million to Mexico’s Konfio Ltd.

The patent office is getting buried in applications for distributed ledger systems, a mountain of documents that chart a clear course toward making static identity and password protection irrelevant.

Enova has used AI in credit decisions for years. Now it’s having AI do the work of document verification, know-your-customer checks and more.

There's equal importance on encrypting data and securing the server, says STEALTHbits Technologies' Adam Laub.

The equation is no mystery to those in payments or financial services: Expand your digital footprint, and you expand the opportunities for hackers to damage your network.

Banks have to be more resourceful with technology and less dependent on high interest rates.