Data privacy

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

The rulemaking is expected to draw enormous interest from both banks and third-party fintech providers.

The company's new agreement with Envestnet Yodlee to share customers' account data over secure pipes is its 17th pact with aggregators and other fintech firms.

Credit union issues could struggle to gain traction as lawmakers battle over a replacement justice.

Consumers are right to worry about data mismanagement. But there are ways to benefit from analytics while respecting privacy, says Cape Privacy's Ché Wijesinghe.

Financial firms could lose access to data that’s critical to their businesses if Congress passes a privacy bill. To change lawmakers’ minds, they need to show how data in the right hands has the power to improve customers’ lives.

Financial firms could lose access to data that’s critical to their businesses if Congress passes a privacy bill. To change lawmakers’ minds, they need to show how data in the right hands has the power to improve customers’ lives.

Some professionals have admitted to sleeping or drinking while working from home. Technology could help financial services firms ensure employee productivity doesn't slip.

Banks, data aggregators and fintechs have clashed for a decade over how consumers’ bank account data should be shared with third parties. The agency says it will offer a plan, and industry officials have plenty of suggestions already.

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council is best suited to craft uniform policies to protect consumer data. A patchwork of state rules is cumbersome.