Data sharing

Banks should more widely adopt application programming interfaces for sharing customer data with third parties because it's the best approach to ensuring information stays safe.

Other aggregators came to the bank's defense, while one CEO suggested Plaid's very public protest was unfounded.

The virtual card company is giving customers direct access to their data through an application programming interface to see what they do with it.

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Whatever the reason that Plaid, a prominent data aggregator, can no longer access data from Capital One, the situation demonstrates how fragile fintechs are when they lose banking access.

A new standard would make financial apps work together the way iPhone apps do. Twelve large banks, including JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and RBC, are already using it.

Whatever the reason that Plaid, a prominent data aggregator, can no longer access data from Capital One, the situation demonstrates how fragile fintechs are when they lose banking access.

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The open banking model is not very different from what Amazon brought about in retail. Banks have little choice but to embrace the concept, according to Nick Frankland, managing director of fintech at Legal and General.

It can be difficult for financial services companies to glean customer insights from the abundance of information they have.

A new set of principles by Envestnet’s Yodlee, Quovo and Morningstar's ByAllAccounts aims to settle a much-debated issue in data sharing: which party is liable when a hack occurs.

While there are some potential challenges to address, the European-focused PSD2 is an opportunity for banks globally to bolster their service offering, while at the same time working with fintechs to respond effectively to changing customer demands, to drive both convenience and security in the fast-paced, online world, writes Frederik Mennes, senior manager for market and security strategy at the Security Competence Center at VASCO.

In a survey, bankers conceded they may not be doing enough to avoid the mistakes social media giants made in the use of unverified data.

Banks and credit unions are sharing more information with third parties these days, but they need to be cautious about it.

Financial institutions are sharing more information with third parties these days, but they must be cautious about it.

With the purchase of Finivation, the CUSO hopes to deliver better data integration to the credit union industry.

With consumer privacy issues in the spotlight, Citibank is betting its app — as an offering from a trusted data partner — will be more appealing than those from unknown brands or companies that have less liability if security breaches occur.