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A broader cross-section of hires and added training could help financial institutions avoid problems with algorithm-based discrimination in lending.

Square's taking on hundreds of millions of added debt to battle PayPal, indicating that the simple business model of turning a smartphone into a point of sale terminal is largely a thing of the past.

A direct correlation between the chip migration and rampant merchant data breaches is hard to prove. But experts say retailers' prioritization of EMV compliance contributed to other payment card security gaps, leading to the current high level of merchant data breaches.

Latest: how a possible trade war might impact fintechs; how U.S. exchanges have adapted to blockchain tech.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is leading the purchase of 10 percent of Chinese delivery service ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. for $1.38 billion, a deal that’ll augment the e-commerce giant’s ability to ship packages around the globe.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Bank of Montreal are alerting clients that "fraudsters" claimed to have accessed personal and financial information of some customers.

A new round of consolidation may be about to begin, starting in Europe; looser corporate underwriting standards and lower rates draw OCC attention.

Caroline Redmann was once flummoxed to hear herself called an "IT nerd," but today she wears it as a badge of honor.

Shari Van Cleave, head of Wells Fargo Digital Labs, says the bank is experimenting with artificial intelligence and augmented reality to create new ways to present data to customers.

New phishing attacks on payment systems and banks are more sophisticated, with disguises that can trick staff into turning over sensitive information, writes Adrien Gendre, chief solutions architect at Vade Secure.