Data privacy

Proposed legislation to force Bytedance to sell its U.S. operations of TikTok raises national security concerns and potential retaliation from Beijing.

A White House executive order mandates that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and other federal agencies take steps to protect personal information from getting into the hands of "countries of concern." The CFPB is promising rules to rein in data sharing later this year.

Fintechs that "bank" children and teens should collect far less data about their young users, erase it sooner and be more transparent in policies that are often buried, say privacy advocates.

The card network sells aggregate information about customer spending habits, which data-privacy advocates say goes past Mastercard's role as a payment processor. Mastercard explained the recent removal of certain advertisements as a business decision.

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., said that House Republican subpoenas seeking information about the finances of the Biden family cross a line in bank data privacy.

The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office concluded that the former chief executive officer of NatWest Group breached data-protection laws when she discussed the closure of former British politician Nigel Farage's bank account with a reporter. 

People love the convenience of nonbanks' financial apps. Regulators could make it much safer for them to share their data with third parties.

Like it or not, Big tech is going to become a player in financial services. It would be better to write rules now than to wait for a crisis.

The invoices show branding by NorthOne, a business banking fintech, but the company's CEO denies responsibility for the vulnerability.

The legislation cleared the panel Tuesday night, but Democratic misgivings mean it faces an uphill climb in the Senate.

The data aggregator announced a product this week that allows banks to build data privacy portals, where consumers can see who has access to their account data.

With many consumers using online banking and mobile apps and consenting to data sharing without truly understanding what this means, the discussions around open finance are becoming more intense.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said a company doesn't need to experience a data breach for the agency to consider taking action.

HSBC Holdings' U.K. unit is planning to stop collecting data on the gender of its customers across some products as the bank pursues more inclusive services for nonbinary and trans people.

The digital bank and credit card company is hoping to drive more people to its mobile app with the addition of Online Privacy Protection, a service that removes personal data from people-search sites.

Traditional banks already have the tools they need to win back consumers’ confidence, but they need to be smart about deploying them.

At American Banker's Digital Banking Conference, experts discussed the benefits and budding regulatory efforts around increased data sharing among banks and fintechs.

The deal advances Plaid’s standing as an aggregator of Canadian consumers’ banking data as the country weighs regulations of such activity.

Thomas Vartanian, a banking lawyer and former federal regulator, has co-founded the Financial Technology & Cybersecurity Center to address a fundamental question: Is the internet the right tool for the job of modern banking?