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While the advent of the Internet offered the possibility of increased global connectivity, blockchain has the potential to take this advancement to the next level, writes Sergey Ponomarev, the CEO of SONM.

Personalized experiences are becoming more prevalent in banking with digital assistants and apps, thanks to AI. Getting more women on boards is part of the job for JPMorgan Chase's Karen Simon. Why aren't 'good guys' better allies? (Carrie Fisher sure is.)

The problem could be even worse this year, thanks to a new round of consumer data breaches, including the huge Equifax breach that exposed protected data on more than 145 million Americans, writes Rafael, executive vice president at ClearSale.

While many consumers are indeed adding smartphone-driven digital pay and mobile order and pay options into their payments toolbox, cash continues to resonate with American consumers, who show little interest in being "all in" with cashless, or having their choices limited in any way, writes Brian Bailey, managing director of North America for Cardtronics.

Companies and households should therefore be on the lookout for security patches of their wireless access points and endpoint devices like laptops, desktops and mobile devices, write Steven Murdoch and Frederik Mennes from Vasco Data Security

Global uncertainty is resulting in more and more people beginning to look at the possible impact such issues have on their wealth and how they can mitigate this risk, writes Nigel Green, founder and CEO of deVere Group.

Debbie Meekins is running First Community Bank in Santa Rosa while simultaneously taking steps to rebuild her own life after her home of 19 years went up in flames.

TSYS has added two executives to its board, including Thaddeus Arroyo, CEO of AT&T Business, and Richard Smith, who is chairman, CEO and president of Realogy Holdings Corp.

You can’t just turn the computers off and shut your door, nor can you rely on outdated, traditional training methods to prepare your team for a landscape of threats and continuously evolve, writes Laura Lee, executive vice president of cyber training and assessments at the Circadence Corporation.

The tech sector is filled with innovators who want to solve really tough problems. Yet, there is one huge problem they can’t seem to make a dent in, says the creator of Craigslist and the founder of Women Who Tech.

Consumers now expect money to move at web speed, be instantly available, and safe to spend, writes Drew Edwards, CEO of Ingo Money.

Readers weigh in on how women can advance in business, the regulatory playing field for banks and nonbanks, the CFPB's payday loan rule, ATM withdrawals made through mobile wallets, and more.

The ROI with the incremental costs and considerations will determine whether to proceed or not whether it is cashless, cash, or other alternative payment methods, writes Laura Townsend, senior vice president of the Merchant Advisory Group.

The bank that can effectively enable a corporate customer to manage its working capital and order-to-pay cycle, pay its employees, and provide analytics and insights to forecast cash flow will win the lion’s share of profits, writes Jessica Cheney, vice president of strategic solutions for Bottomline Technologies.

Regions Financial's chief credit officer is leading a transformation in the way the company manages risk in its loan portfolio.

The convenience of receiving payments within seconds, with the minimal transaction fees that bitcoin provides, means a lot to a business, writes Mariam Nishanian from Dentacoin.

Macy's is not alone, as more companies find success after upgrading loyalty programs, writes Tom Caporaso, CEO of Clarus Commerce.

Men really should take more paternity leave. B of A's Cathy Bessant talks about lessons learned, from Equifax and from career setbacks. And Wells Fargo's Diane Schumaker-Krieg reminds us all that one tenet of effective management is rest.

What's more important than which job you take? Which company you work for. That is one of the lessons Huntington’s Mary Navarro learned in her 42 years in banking.

Most financial institutions use outdated legacy systems that are siloed by factors such as lines of business and geography, writes Suresh Ramamurthi, chairman and CTO of CBW Bank.