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The more vocal millennial generation is pushing companies like Bank of America to redefine diversity in the workplace to include more freedom of expression.

Ann Marie Mehlum, who has joined a lending platform called SmartBiz Loans after stints as a community banker and an SBA official, says the combination of fintech and old-fashioned banking could bring back small-business loans under $100,000.

Amazon's Go concept store has caused concern among payment companies and retailers, though there are mobile-driven options that can replicate the experience.

BMO recently won a diversity award for reaching its goal of having women in 40% of senior management jobs, and CEO Bill Downe argues equal treatment of employees will carry over to fair treatment of customers and create long-term profits for shareholders.

Andy Harmening will succeed longtime retail banking chief Mary Navarro, who is retiring in June.

B of A's Cathy Bessant and Michelle Moore have a few suggestions for women who want to advance and RBC's Janice Fukakusa sets a new pay benchmark for female executives. Plus, Bank of the West's Nandita Bakhshi and Citi's Yolande Piazza.

As connected devices expand in use and add payment capabilities, retailers and technology companies will need to move fast to stay safe and ahead of the curve.

One in four acquirers say that how they approached Payment Card Industry security standard compliance caused them to lose merchant accounts.

Some new data rules, such as the one in New York state governing cybercrime protection, require complex technology work to remain compliant. But the rules also leave room for outside help.

ID attacks have expanded quickly in the past year, partly due to the same kind of automation that companies use to manage a high volume of transactions.

When acquiring a payments company, there are numerous federal rules that have to be followed. As the environment gets more complex, here's how to stay compliant.

Bay Street's highest-paid female banker set a new benchmark for women executives in the banking industry — though their ranks among the top wage earners remain thin.

The 'pays' and PayPal are among the technology companies that have build mobile wallets. As these apps add financial services, banks must consider building their own apps.

Financial advisers accused of misconduct are treated very differently depending on their gender, with women far more likely to get fired. Plus, what happens when a guy switches email signatures with his female coworker?

The industry has made great strides in faster payments over the past year. Even more cooperation among stakeholders will be needed in the year ahead.

First Data is bulking up its e-commerce capabilities with an agreement to buy Acculynk.

As cars add web connectivity, the opportunity to embed payments are almost endless. It's an opportunity that's too big to ignore.

A new study finds that, when it comes to truly celebrating women, Wall Street still has a long way to go.

A lot of time can pass between a breach and when a company discovers the incident, creating an opportunity to damage payment systems.

The shape of health care reform is a work in progress politically. But removing paper from billing should be a noncontroversial piece of the solution.