Data and information management

ATMs tend to run on older versions of the Windows operating system, which potentially makes them targets for ransomware that preys on such vulnerabilities.

Hackers installed software to grab customer data from point of sale systems earlier this spring.

Grow Financial alleges that a former employee stole private credit union information and passed it on to GTE prior to obtaining a job there.

The consortium joins a growing list of cross-industry groups exploring uses for distributed ledger technology.

Two related and equally humiliating cases of high-level bankers completely falling for fake emails illustrate the dangers of social engineering and the need to better protect executives and other employees from themselves.

At the recent Google Marketing Next event in San Francisco, Google revealed a new service designed to close the loop between online advertising and offline card payments. It's a service that should have marketers salivating, but it could easily backfire.

The Spanish bank is opening its APIs to outside developers as Bank of America tests a new data-sharing model with aggregators.

Europe is debating whether to ban screen scraping, a practice that fintechs count on as a last resort. Innovation is at stake.

Cyber and data security provider Thales e-Security has launched a new version of its hardware security module monitor, which allows network operators to watch activity on numerous modules through a single dashboard.

Target Corp. agreed to pay $18.5 million to settle state lawsuits over a 2013 hack of its database when the personal information of millions of customers was stolen, according to New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

Better information security will remain the foundation of success as the financial services industry moves quickly to engage new business models.

The money will be used to hire more people. It is also a morale boost for the group, which has suffered some high-profile recent defections.

The Internet of Things is making it possible for POS terminals to be connected to all sorts of applications and devices, which helps improve customer experience, but also makes these systems more vulnerable to hacking attacks.

Not all data breaches make headlines, and it's the quiet ones that might be the most dangerous.

The creators of a top "altcoin" are building privacy features for JPMorgan's blockchain platform.

The time needed to close a mortgage improved nine days since the start of the year as the market has shifted to doing more purchase loans.

3DS 2.0 is designed to vastly improve cardholder authentication, and in so doing, improve the digital checkout and payment process.

The Trump administration must weigh risks to national security in its review of the $1.2 billion deal. Its decision will shed light on whether — given the president’s “America First” rhetoric — Chinese investment is still welcome in the U.S. financial services sector.

Collaboration has now become a constant theme in the payments industry, where longtime enemies are putting aside their differences to survive in the fast-paced digital world.

One-time passcodes or more complex passwords are not enough, and add friction and potential frustration for the user. The solution is mobile identity authentication, writes Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the Secure Technology Alliance.