Data privacy

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.

Facebook’s cryptocurrency would not help underserved communities, despite the claims of its CEO, who is slated to appear before Congress this week.

As Congress continues to seek answers about the proposed cryptocurrency, the appearance by Facebook’s CEO cast further doubt on the project’s future.

Facebook’s cryptocurrency would not help underserved communities, despite the claims of its CEO, who is slated to appear before Congress this week.

The National Credit Union Administration board is expected to tackle a rule on nonmember shares this week while the House Financial Services Committee will examine Facebook's effect on financial services.

Congress should consider acting quickly or companies could treat the Golden State's new data privacy restrictions as a national standard.

New plans for a ballot initiative in November 2020 threaten to overturn concessions that financial institutions, tech firms and other companies have won from state lawmakers.

Credit union priorities could take a back seat as Congress scrambles to pass a spending package to avoid a government shutdown. Here's a look at some of the proposals that could move forward.

Congress should consider acting quickly or companies could treat the Golden State's new data privacy restrictions as a national standard.

The U.S. should pass a law with the teeth of GDPR or PSD2, says KnowBe4's Lecio De Paula Jr.

Speaking during NAFCU's Congressional Caucus, a leader from the U.S. Department of Treasury said credit unions can help the agency improve how consumers are notified in the event of a data breach.

Young people prefer transfer apps, but privacy and authentication will need to be improved, says Sonarax's Benny Saban.

Not only does it illustrate the willingness of regulators to impose massive fines for massive data breaches, it also reminds us that this situation could be just the tip of a financial iceberg, says White Hat Security's Mark Rogan.

House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters, D-Calif., and a bipartisan congressional delegation met with Swiss government officials last week to discuss Facebook’s plans to launch and operate a digital currency.

The Financial Action Task Force’s recent guidance on data privacy regulations should serve as a warning to companies planning to test virtual currencies.

The Financial Action Task Force’s recent guidance on data privacy regulations should serve as a warning to companies planning to test virtual currencies.

The technology can help banks get the most out of the vast amounts of information at their disposal.

Banks and third parties must work together to safeguard data being shared when a customer uses mobile apps.

In their efforts to understand data privacy regulations and maintain compliance, it’s become clear that a large number of retailers simply don’t know the true whereabouts of their customers’ data, never mind how that data is being used, says Cleo's Dave Brunswick.

Banks and third parties must work together to safeguard data being shared when a customer uses mobile apps.