Data and information management

Banks use anti-money-laundering and fraud systems to try to catch scams that prey on senior citizens. A few, including Wells Fargo, are working on artificial intelligence that could spot them even earlier.

Fixing the housing finance system is "the last piece of unaddressed business from the financial crisis," according to a summary of to-do items released by the Banking Committee's chairman.

Last year’s Dodd-Frank rollback facilitated the Chemical-TCF deal; the Fed is holding a conference this summer to discuss possible changes to the tests.

Criminals are getting aggressive when using mobile apps to compromise consumer accounts, and that's causing headaches for execs who bear responsibility for data security.

While biometrics may not reduce payment friction, it does add another layer of consumer protection without producing a substantially adverse effect on convenience, according to Tom Saunders, customer data insights analyst at The ai Corporation (ai).

A man entered a SunTrust branch in Sebring, Fla., and shot and killed five women, four of whom were bank employees; 24 million mortgage documents exposed in data security lapse; the battle for deposits is like "a steel-cage" match; and more from this week's most-read stories.

The problem with bug bounties is that while it can complement vulnerability management programs, it does not offer the comprehensive coverage an enterprise requires, contends Mark Weiner, CMO of Balbix.

Spring Labs is spearheading a group of prominent fintech lenders to use a blockchain-based, peer-to-peer network to share consumer information to help with ID verification on loan applications.

The industry faces a range of risks every day ranging from natural disasters to employee misconduct. Management needs a plan in place for when a problem arises.

Midsize banks have much smaller security budgets, less mature security programs and less robust controls than their bigger counterparts, writes Leigh-Anne Galloway, cybersecurity resilience lead at Positive Technologies.

A security lapse left millions of mortgage records exposed online without proper data protections, according to security researchers.

Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., the ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, wants the panel to look into how Britain's move to leave the EU – which has rankled credit unions across the pond – is impacting the U.S.

Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., the ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, urged Chairwoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., to prioritize certain "critical areas" in the new Congress.

The company protects digital assets with hardware-based security, biometrics and quorums. Hedge funds are already signing on.

Una Fox will be in charge of using AI and other data-driven technology to figure out what customers want from digital banking and how they want it.

Regulators are handing out fines for GDPR violations, that while relatively small can have a large impact on the push for sharable identity by drawing attention to how large companies use data.

Data scientists from NASA, Google and hundreds of other places are working for financial firms in their spare time. Is this a good idea?

Hackers pretending to screen a Chilean ATM network staffer for a new job instead slipped malware onto his work computer, leading to a broader attack.

Widespread hacks often make front-page news, while measuring the actual harms to customers when personal financial information is stolen gets little attention.

Readers react to Sen. Elizabeth Warren's investigation into former acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney's job talks, weigh Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's potential impact on the Financial Services Committee, consider the future of cryptocurrency and more.