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Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry described cyber-readiness as a "system-wide" exercise, and said a new tool for assessing readiness can help banks of all sizes.

In the second part of a two-part conversation with American Banker, miiCard's James Varga discusses how his company leverages the trust placed in banks to create "digital passports" for consumers to prove their identities without oversharing information.

It comes as a shock to few people that we’re currently in a period of high fraud, in an environment that can be characterized with words like “high risk” and “unstable.”

Heartland Payment Systems has reported it suffered another data breach last month.

Payments security researchers today find themselves in an awkward position and it's retailers who have put them there.

Since enterprises must maintain information about their customers, why is it that breaches happen constantly?

Over the holidays, my wife and I took a short vacation to Napa Valley. We had the opportunity to visit a number of wineries and purchase a few bottles—an experience that also demonstrated the shortcomings of antiquated card security.

A visit to an overnight shipping store in Napa Valley reveals that outdated payment-processing procedures remain de rigueur with some merchants — despite the fraud risk.

San Diego-based Mitek, a firm that specializes in capturing mobile data for customer acquisition, has acquired Dutch identity verification company IDchecker.

New software aims to help prevent wireless network hijacking, or "commjacking." But there are also steps banks can take on their own to protect employees and customers from this seldom-discussed but ever-present threat.