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Physical cash is on its way out and won't be missed, but even in an all-digital future the option of anonymous, untraceable consumer payments must remain
February 15
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President Obama's nominee for Treasury Secretary, Jacob Lew, calmly fielded three hours of sometimes hostile questions during a Wednesday hearing on Capitol Hill.
February 14
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PayPal, Lenovo and other industry heavy hitters are banding together to deploy new biometric authentication tools in a bid to beat back cyber-criminals.
February 13
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A decision by the FHFA to study further a proposal by Fannie Mae raises questions about industry pressure to head off a plan that seeks to cut premiums by hundreds of millions of dollars and end controversial payments to banks.
February 12
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Legislation introduced in several states would ban surcharges on Visa and MasterCard credit card purchases, potentially undercutting a concession retailers won in a proposed legal settlement.
February 11
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The law is on the way to spawning 30,000 pages of regulations. A mere 37% of rule-making deadlines have been met. Which raises the of question whether Dodd-Frank is just too unwieldy.
February 8
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The Federal Housing Administration has become the latest flash point in the battle over government's role in housing finance. American Banker editors discuss.
February 7
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The FTC issued a report Saturday calling for better privacy protection for mobile device users. Financial data is a primary focus.
February 6
