Technology

Everything's in place for mobile payments to supplant plastic cards in the U.S. — except for a compelling reason for the transition.

Institutions must enhance their fraud prevention strategy, and the most effective and successful way for doing so is by empowering customers to detect and respond to suspicious activity before the funds ever leave their account, writes Deborah Peace, CEO of ACH Alert.

Digital banks dispute the notion that they can skimp on customer service because millennials are only shopping for low fees and high savings rates.

The majority of Play Store users are likely not intentionally using cryptomining on their devices. Therefore, Google needs to take the responsible approach of preventing unwanted or unhealthy usage of their end users’ devices, according to Barry Shteiman, vice president of research and innovation for Exabeam.

Despite legal cannabis category's regulatory complexity — or perhaps motivated by it — a new breed of merchant acquirers is slicing through the thick government red tape to process cannabis payments, one state at a time.

Randal Quarles was considered for Financial Stability Board chair spot; the outgoing student loan ombudsman says the agency puts lenders before consumers.

Growing consumer expectations for 24/7 digital access and real time decisions as well as competitive pressures have reduced the time that organizations have for manual review, writes Mike Lynch, chief strategy officer at InAuth.

Michael Terpin explains how hackers stole $24 million worth of cryptocurrency from his mobile phone and why he’s suing AT&T for $224 million; Luke Lombe of PlayChip describes his new ICO.

A recent editing snafu illustrates an important lesson for credit unions using AI and machine learning.

Jim DeBello will leave his post as CEO of digital capture and mobile identity company Mitek, one of a handful of high-level personnel moves at the company.