Data and information management

Developers have expanded availability of digital identity and biometrics, but traditional methods are holding strong as most companies still rely on usernames and passwords.

There is no silver bullet when it comes to cybersecurity—and that goes double for the cloud, says Justin Fier, director for cyber intelligence and analysis at Darktrace.

From housing finance to Facebook’s crypto plans, moderators questioning the presidential candidates in Texas next month would have no shortage of financial policy topics from which to pick.

The rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 3.6%, a three-year low; Mary C. Erdoes, a top bank executive, allegedly pushed back against compliance department suggestions to jettison the controversial client.

Growers Edge is adapting retail financial technology to compete with traditional banks in ag lending and crop insurance.

Apple's new credit card isn't just another virtual card in its virtual wallet. It borrows a lot of features from the most successful brands in payments and technology.

The Massachusetts senator asked Richard Fairbank in a letter why the bank didn’t detect the breach for nearly four months and how it plans to prevent future cyber intrusions.

FinApps has filed a lawsuit that claims the data aggregator swiped its proprietary credit risk software while the two did business together.

Data collection and analysis is more accessible than ever before, and credit unions must use this tool if they want to successfully compete.

Banks need to mitigate potential bias in algorithmic predictive models using artificial intelligence, as regulators are weighing how to oversee the emerging technology.

The payments system, called FedNow, would go head-to-head against one built by big banks; the senator from Oregon wants Amazon to address vulnerabilities in its cloud data storage.

Many businesses are not doing enough to protect their client sensitive PII information. They do not realize that internet and cloud services are not bullet-proof, says Pravin Kothari, founder and CEO of CipherCloud.

Banks have to do a better job of protecting personal information about their customers' children.

Though the use of alternative data in lending is seen by some as untested, several fintechs say they couldn't function without it.

Banks have to do a better job of protecting personal information about their customers' children.

The CEO's tenure lasted just 18 months; the former FDIC chair says having Congress more involved in setting accounting standards "could well backfire on the banks."

Open banking could help credit unions retain and attract new members but concerns remain around data privacy.

Under the regulation, banks and financial services providers must secure their own systems as well as implement third-party risk management programs, which can mitigate insider threats from third parties, says Michael Magrath, director of global regulations and standards for OneSpan.

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The question of upgrading to 3D Secure 2.0 authorization will become easier for European e-commerce merchants if it proves to be a path to compliance with a provision of PSD2, the revised Payment Services Directive.