Data and information management

Nir Zuk, who founded cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks and retired from the firm last year, has applied to acquire voting shares in Liberty Bank, N.A.

The crypto exchange is refusing to pay criminals who accessed internal systems through rogue employees, sparking concerns over its new Fed master account.

The move is the first cog in a wider plan to make tokenized deposits more interoperable across borders and, eventually, among the bank's clients.

The tokenization platform provider, which has a nonbinding agreement with NYSE and is aiming for a public debut, promoted former SEC Trading and Markets Director Brett Redfearn to the role.

The industry reported $275 million in losses from internet crimes last year, a 59% annual increase as losses nationwide surpassed $20 billion.

Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic warned that its vulnerability-scanning AI tool could be used to break operating systems. Is it a systemic risk?

Several major financial institutions last year increased their spending on measures to protect top executives, according to public filings. The moves followed the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024.

On-chain infrastructure is making idle balances obsolete. The OCC needs to act before banks lose the ability to compete in a market where consumers no longer tolerate below-market-rate returns.

The Federal Communications Commission proposed a $4.5 million fine against Voxbeam Telecommunications, which it accused of facilitating fraud scams. Many of the calls spoofed phone numbers belonging to American banks.

The largest crypto theft of 2026 hit Drift Protocol after attackers exploited a small security council, putting a spotlight on DeFi vulnerabilities.

Quantum computers are one dire threat for cryptos, but public disinterest is a bigger one.

JPMorganChase, Citi, Bank of America and Anchorage Digital are among the banks that are using or planning to work with the Solana distributed ledger and network. Solana Policy Institute CEO Miller Whitehouse-Levine explains how it works.

Cybersecurity experts at RSAC urged banks to treat the transition to post-quantum cryptography as an enterprise risk, not just an IT headache.

A database that holds the details about every attack on databases is itself at risk of being compromised, which would leave banks and other businesses on their own when it comes to network defense.

A near-collapse of the global software vulnerability database exposed critical weaknesses that could leave banks unable to track cyber threats.

Financial security teams must treat AI like a junior analyst, requiring humans to own decisions and approve any responsive actions to threats.

Bank of Montreal has introduced a tokenized cash and deposit platform, while the London-based Monument is partnering with the Midnight Foundation's distributed ledger. Also, Starling Bank's AI play, stablecoins gain ground in APAC and Africa and more in the American Banker global payments and fintech roundup.