Technology

The bank is looking to combine several units that invest in income-producing assets; increased scrutiny has led banks to address the risks of climate change.

The fraud challenge faced by issuers and merchants alike has become increasingly complex over the last few years with the prevalence of e-commerce and cross-border payments. Visa's response to these trends has benefited heavily from the global scale it got by reabsorbing Visa Europe in 2016.

As bots dominate new internet traffic, their ability to help crooks launch account attacks and exploit personal information has never been higher, says NuData Security's Robert Capps.

Cashierless stores have generated a lot of attention, but there’s a heavy lift to ensure the concept works outside of the relatively controlled environment of beta tests and proof-of-concept stores.

Dozens of companies, including Google and PayPal, met with OCC officials last year in part to discuss obtaining a new fintech charter, but many ultimately decided not to pursue it, according to sources. Here's why.

Both companies want money to be "programmable." But how to go about it is a matter of dispute.

Synapse is working to refine its application programming interfaces to meet know-your-customer and other complex requirements, but it's a tall order, the head of the back-office-services platform says.

State and local officials have pushed back against retailers that don’t take cash, and now some are pressuring electric vehicle firms to expand payment options at charging stations.

The watchdog and three Democratic lawmakers urged the agencies to stop using knowledge-based verification methods to grant access to their online portals.

Facebook's Libra, or GlobalCoin, will be cryptocurrency's largest test — fueled by a collection of huge investors that will determine if mainstream merchants and consumers will actually use a payment system featuring an alternative currency.