Technology

Marqeta COO Vidya Peters and Plaid COO Eric Sager discuss their plan to bypass the use of microdeposits — small transfers that are used to verify identity when linking accounts — to improve speed and security for consumers.

The activist investor ValueAct Capital Management has been awarded a seat on the board of Fiserv as part of a settlement with the financial technology and payments firm.

Roughly two dozen countries have issued central bank digital currencies or have pilots underway. But until financial services firms strengthen the security of their mobile apps, these payment tools are unlikely to gain widespread acceptance.

A new wave of cyberattacks is targeting banks and other companies, two research groups have found.

With its $1.1 billion deal for Technisys, the onetime student-loan refinancer adds a banking-core software arm as it pushes beyond deposits and lending.

Changing consumer expectations, new workplace realities and increasing demand for third-party access to data are pushing companies to re-invent cybersecurity's role for the future.

Changing consumer expectations, new workplace realities and increasing demand for third-party access to data are pushing companies to re-invent cybersecurity's role for the future.

Klarna Bank is adding the option for customers to pay immediately at checkout in nine new markets while expanding its rewards program, as it targets becoming a one-stop lender for consumers.

Super Bowl ads' impact, another overdraft-fees ouster, and more in banking news this week.

The tax preparer has a well-recognized brand and wide reach, but needs tech help for its neobank.