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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.

The executive tasked with rebuilding trust in the retail bank discusses how employees reacted to its new incentive pay plan, why Wells stopped calling its branches "stores," how it now prevents salespeople from impersonating customers, and more.

Businesses are shedding paper checks in favor of electronic payments, but the migration is not as easy as consumer payments.

As digital and mobile capabilities have taken hold on payments and data security, acquirers and independent sales organizations have needed to quickly ramp up their tech knowledge.

Adoption is increasing, but most consumers would stop using the technology if they suffered a security incident

Get Bank of Montreal's best tips for real results on gender diversity, then try not to get disheartened by other big banks. Plus: Amy Brady, Mary Navarro and Donna Demaio.

A full changeout of AML and KYC rules would stress compliance. Working to improve current practices would be better for the financial services and payments industries.

Business still use lots of checks for payments. That may have worked in the past, but it likely won't work in an increasingly digital future.

Machine learning, Siri and Alexa are taking off quickly, particularly among younger consumers. Banks and payment companies need to get in the game now.

Passwords are often restrictive, undynanmic and draw attention from fraudsters. And there's also the risk of repeated cybercrime linked to old authentication.

Financial institutions of all sizes are overhauling benefits policies and promoting work-life balance to better compete for millennial recruits with the hipper tech sector. The big changes include longer periods of paid time off for new parents.

It's difficult for acquirers to have the proper payments technology available when merchant interest peaks. This is even more difficult as efforts such as Smart Cities and Internet of Things initiatives overwhelm retailers with options.

As trends in payments technology take hold or taper off, it's safe to say that one is firmly entrenched: The shift to mobile and integrated point of sale devices.

As multi-factor identification becomes the norm, biometrics can be one or more steps that consumers can easily execute.