Data and information management

Executives and technology analysts offered a host of concerns that are likely to dog credit unions well into the new year.

Swedish point of sale credit company Klarna put itself in the awkward position of apologizing and trying to explain marketing emails to surprised and angry consumers, a misstep for a firm whose credit card alternative has found major traction during 2020’s crises.

Michael Moeser, senior analyst at PaymentsSource, talks to Christian Fredrikson, CEO of Fingerprint Cards, about the ways biometric authentication has been adopted during the coronavirus pandemic.

Credit unions' credit and debit card portfolios could see a surge this week as the online retailer offers two days of deals, while the industry's regulator is set for a cybersecurity update.

Opportunistic criminals are taking advantage of an environment where our need to live more of our lives online has outpaced our ability to do so securely. Taking all necessary precautions to protect sensitive information should be at the forefront of the discussion, says Horizon8's Patrick Horgan.

The regulator found that the financial services company failed to take precautions in disposing of hardware that contained sensitive customer information.

It's a perplexing problem for those developing and instituting Payment Card Industry data security standards: Even as threats rise, the number of organizations that fully comply continues to drop.

Increases in attacks, escalating money demands and the security challenges of having people work from home are magnifying the threat.

Increases in attacks, escalating money demands and the security challenges of having people work from home are magnifying the threat.

Goldman Sachs Group turned to its chief rival to fill its top cybersecurity job.