Data and information management

At a time when banks have tokenization, stablecoin and blockchain projects in the works, senior leaders will exchange ideas at a New York conference.

New research from American Banker finds that more than 30% of all institutions see open finance as a high priority for growth, but challenges hold many back.

The U.K. conducted simulated cybersecurity attacks on its banks' live systems and found they lack basic patching and identity controls.

The financial market infrastructure providers are taking advantage of political tailwinds and technology advancements to offer 24/7 trading over distributed ledgers.

Defenses against financial schemes, both physical and digital, could leave executives scrambling to keep up with the pace of bad actors over the coming months.

Research from American Banker finds that bankers are still extremely worried about fraud, but hope that raising budgets for artificial intelligence could help.

Jelena McWilliams, former chair of the FDIC, is joining data sharing fintech Plaid as its new president of corporate and external affairs.

Attackers stole over $340,000 in stablecoin from the Venezuela-focused app. The incident adds to recent troubles including frozen accounts at JPMorganChase.

New disclosures show the ransomware attack on the marketing vendor affected far more community banks and credit unions than initially estimated.

There is a narrow window of opportunity for banks to position tokenized deposits as an alternative to stablecoins for customers seeking the convenience of cheap, blockchain-enabled payments.

Stories about data breaches, fraud and one neobank were reader favorites this year.

From credit bureaus to software providers, 2025 saw attackers bypass bank defenses by targeting the supply chain and using social engineering.

Fifty-four individuals tied to the Tren de Aragua gang face charges for using Ploutus malware to drain millions from community banks and credit unions.

ServiceNow, with its largest-yet M&A deal, will fold Armis' threat prevention services into its larger cybersecurity suite.

An American Banker survey found that bankers think the industry isn't prepared for growth in artificial intelligence and digital assets.

The megabank cleared a regulatory hurdle when the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency freed it from a July 2024 amendment to a consent order. Two other orders, one from the OCC and the other from the Federal Reserve, remain in place.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's preliminary draft helps banks integrate artificial intelligence into their existing security strategies.

New research from American Banker explores how bankers predict stablecoins, subprime credit, cyber security and other factors will shape the industry at large.