Data and information management

A new regulation in the Golden State could provide a de facto national standard as Congress continues to stall on data breach legislation.

Lawmakers must hold merchants accountable when credit unions are left cleaning up the mess after data breaches.

The Bank of England is requiring Visa to appoint PwC as an independent third party to review the card brand’s progress in implementing recommendations that followed a 2018 outage in Europe.

BrightWise is a joint venture among the Iowa CU League, its holding company and LMG Security. The initiative aims to teach credit union professionals how to better protect their institutions.

Digital-asset companies will try to develop a less adversarial relationship with the state's securities regulator, who stopped several startups from selling digital currencies as investments.

There may be plenty of fish in the sea, but there's also plenty of phishers. In today's digitally-driven culture, many people find their future spouse by dating online — and there are even financial advantages to doing so — but there are also major risks.

Concerns about an economic slowdown, rising deposit prices and cybersecurity abound, a survey found.

Online retailers must accept hacking, malware and phishing as a reality of doing business in our digital world, but tokenization can make the prize less worthy for crooks, according to André Stoorvogel, director of product marketing for Rambus Payments.

Tech giants have been experimenting with blockchain technologies for years, and while they haven’t displaced banks, there’s still cause for concern.

Coinbase Inc., one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is letting go of staff after the backlash it faced for purchasing a company allegedly linked to the sale of spyware to oppressive regimes.

As companies invest heavily in artificial intelligence and other high-tech defenses, it is becoming more apparent that criminals are investing in equally powerful technology.

Credit unions are getting better at using data analytics to pitch loan refinancing options to members, though there are still some pitfalls with the strategy.

Coinbase, one of the best-known U.S. cryptocurrency exchanges, is facing a backlash after purchasing a company whose executives have been tied to an Italian firm accused of selling spyware to repressive governments.

Fincross, based on the island of Mauritius, is launching a regulated investment bank for digital assets. It faces tough competition.

Equifax's massive breach and Facebook's scandals have made data privacy a big issue for state and federal lawmakers. Here's why banks need to be worried.

California and others have passed consumer privacy laws, and lawmakers in Congress are beginning to address the issue. Here's an overview of the players and the proposals.

Criminals attempted to defraud five credit unions – including two of the nation's largest – of at least $1 million.

Leading a credit union can be exhausting. Implementing these best practices can help ease the burden.

There are a number of actions financial institutions should take to improve their application of machine learning and data analytics technologies.

Credit unions must walk a fine line between making interactions for members as easy as possible while also providing robust protection against evolving cybersecurity threats.