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New mobile wallets and digital payment innovators are threatening banks' traditional relationships with consumers, forcing banking to respond.

John Fawcett, previously CFO at Citizens Financial in Providence, R.I., will succeed Carol Hayles.

A profile of Dawn Fitzpatrick following her big move from UBS to Soros; a weakness to watch out for in loans made by men to men; and the preponderance of female credit union CEOs.

Tangerine Bank, the digital lender owned by Bank of Nova Scotia, will start offering credit lines this year as it seeks to bolster flagging profit through expanded product offerings.

Yman Vien says she lost her job at American Metro Bancorp because of her gender. The bank says the move was tied to poor decisions that led to a regulatory order in 2009.

Despite some mixed signals, the Chinese government has shown a willingness to loosen restrictions on imports. That would be good news for international payments players.

Barbara Yastine, who stepped down as head of Ally’s banking unit two years ago, has become a director of Zions in Salt Lake City.

The move is noteworthy because Delatinne had led customer engagement for Swift’s global payments innovation initiative, with which Ripple’s cross-border payment system competes.

The speed of the crooks and the threat to retailers and customer data is more than enough reason to get aggressive with new identity protections.

The software allows chip card terminals to be operable much faster than with full certification. In other markets outside the U.S., semi-integration is widely used.

Amala Duggirala said she was attracted to Regions because of its digital products and commitment to innovation.

Harbortouch seeks to add marketing services to its existing point of sale equipment line.

A recent study concluded that financial advisers accused of misconduct are fired far more often when female, even though missteps cost less on average than those of male counterparts. Researcher Mark Egan explains the double standard.

Given the spike in online fraud that accompanies the chip card migration, there are a lot of new authentication methods. Most of them still rely on information that's not dymanic and vulnerable.

Both standards are confusing and not universally adopted. But both are a necessary baseline to protect merchants and payment companies.

What's considered a 'bad' product for one group of consumers may not be bad for another.

Though statistically women have trouble getting small business loans, Square's granting more than half its loans to women; latest numbers show only one in four bank senior execs are female.

Merchants are concerned emerging technology can't keep up with the growing online fraud threat. But there are some steps that can increase security.

Titi Cole succeeds longtime executive Jerry Enos.

New payment standards have banks worried about compliance costs, but there is an opportunity for innovation for aggressive institutions.