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Six months ago, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, took effect, threatening companies worldwide with massive fines if they didn’t look after customer data properly. Fresh research suggests it’s making a difference in Europe -- but not so much for U.S. web users.

Consolidation across the financial space isn't going to slow down, but one analyst says credit unions have a significant advantage over the competition.

BBVA, BNP Paribas and MUFG recently used BBVA's blockchain to reach an agreement within 24 hours — instead of two weeks — to lend a Spanish power company $150 million.

Hotel and airline breaches have become far too common, according to Pravin Kothari, CEO of CipherCloud.

Social Security numbers are used to verify identity across the financial services industry, but their use is outdated and leaves consumers vulnerable to data breaches.

An effective data analytics strategy could require rethinking all your institution's processes and touch points.

Rich Karlgaard, who has spent 20 years at Forbes, shared insights into trends and best practices for credit unions

HSBC is the latest bank to be hit with this type of attack, in which hackers take stolen usernames and passwords from one site and attempt to reuse them to login to banks.

The former Goldman CEO is said to be the unnamed executive at a meeting with Asian financier; the bank faces multibillion-dollar penalties in two countries.

Barclays is leveraging its global network of offices and its business expertise to sponsor fintechs through its Accelerator programs in London, New York and Tel Aviv.