Technology

The digital-only Canadian bank plans to expand throughout the U.S. after acquiring a single-branch subsidiary of Stearns Financial Services.

The crypto lender Celsius Network’s shock announcement that it’s freezing withdrawals sparked a rush by companies in the digital-assets sector to reassure markets about the health of their operations.

The institution is the latest to partner with NYDIG to let customers buy and sell bitcoin within the bank's channels.

A recent survey indicated banks and other firms continue to grapple with the cybersecurity challenges of remote work. To defend their data, they’re looking far beyond the traditional VPN.

Sen. Pat Toomey, the top Republican on the Banking Committee, is demanding answers from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City about the status of a Fed master account for the Colorado fintech firm Reserve Trust, which had figured in a recent confirmation controversy.

The creation of a U.S. dollar central bank digital currency is an existential threat to the banking industry and needs to be treated as such.

A recent campaign targeting Quickbooks users claimed customers had their accounts suspended because of problems verifying their business information. It’s the latest example of scams that slither through multiple lines of defense.

Staff at major banks and some of the world’s biggest technology giants are increasingly leaving for fintech startups, new analysis shows. 

Banks and fintechs wonder if regulators are getting more comfortable with machine learning-based ways of assessing credit, or if agency oversight will mean a crackdown. 

The credit union’s members are disproportionately targeted by cybercrime. Password managers are critical to helping them protect themselves, said data security chief Mike Newborn.