Data ownership

The White House is calling on the Department of Justice and federal regulators to give bank deals more scrutiny as part of a broader executive order meant to encourage competition across the U.S. economy.

Despite tougher privacy regulations, further safeguards are needed that require consumers' clear consent before personal information is exchanged.

Despite tougher privacy regulations, further safeguards are needed that require consumers' clear consent before personal information is exchanged.

The financial services industry has struggled with how best to explain privacy and data-sharing practices to customers. Mastercard is offering a new framework.

Mastercard's positioning its effort as a call to action — instead of a mandate — to bring stakeholders together to produce best practices to project data.

A Brooklyn startup predicts a mix of blockchain and AI can give retailers a referral and conversion model like Amazon and eBay, but the merchants will have to cede some data control.

The bank is one of many to realize that artificial intelligence is only as good as the data fed into it.

A paper released by the agency’s Center for Financial Research says aspects of someone’s digital footprint — including whether they use Apple or Android — help predict likelihood of default.

Capital One's dispute with Plaid raised questions about the ability of banks and aggregators to work together. But the end of that fight, and Capital One's deal with Finicity, show common ground can be reached — eventually.

Under GDPR, nothing can happen with the European consumer's data unless they explicitly opt in. American consumers tend to ignore the fine print on company statements regarding the potential uses of their data, leading to an environment where companies expect them to opt in by default.

Even though they do not face the immediate prospect of regulation requiring an open-banking policy, American banks should act as if they do.

The CFPB's data-sharing guidance was widely applauded, but mistrust remains between banks and aggregators. Advocates want regulators to take action.

Even though they do not face the immediate prospect of regulation requiring an open-banking policy, American banks should act as if they do.

While the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was careful to note that the principles were not binding, the industry should still adopt the guidelines going forward.

While the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was careful to note that the principles were not binding, the industry should still adopt the guidelines going forward.

The companies will use an application programming interface to let Chase customers send the data to the apps Finicity supports, including personal financial services apps and income verification tools.

By making it easier and safer to share data with third parties, Wells Fargo's Brett Pitts says he is strengthening the bank's relationships with customers.

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

With the reversal of Obama-era rules requiring user consent for data collection, it is more important than ever for U.S. banks and fintechs to demonstrate a robust and consistent approach to data privacy.

The battle over screen scraping seems to be subsiding into a series of agreements between banks and fintechs using open APIs.