Investment

Klarna raised another $460 million in fresh equity funding, pushing the Swedish company’s valuation to about $5.5 billion.

Banks need to mitigate potential bias in algorithmic predictive models using artificial intelligence, as regulators are weighing how to oversee the emerging technology.

The payments system, called FedNow, would go head-to-head against one built by big banks; the senator from Oregon wants Amazon to address vulnerabilities in its cloud data storage.

Many businesses are not doing enough to protect their client sensitive PII information. They do not realize that internet and cloud services are not bullet-proof, says Pravin Kothari, founder and CEO of CipherCloud.

Banks have to do a better job of protecting personal information about their customers' children.

Banks have to do a better job of protecting personal information about their customers' children.

The CEO's tenure lasted just 18 months; the former FDIC chair says having Congress more involved in setting accounting standards "could well backfire on the banks."

Open banking could help credit unions retain and attract new members but concerns remain around data privacy.

Investors are making bets on checkout-free retail, a category that is just as challenging as it is innovative. But it's payment technology's race to the moon, a chance to seize a favorable position in the struggle to save retail.

Under the regulation, banks and financial services providers must secure their own systems as well as implement third-party risk management programs, which can mitigate insider threats from third parties, says Michael Magrath, director of global regulations and standards for OneSpan.