Employee benefits

Some banks and fintechs have already introduced pet-friendly policies in the office. Here are five reasons why it works.

The Department of Health and Human Services has eliminated the need for health plans to use a standard unique health plan identifier, effective December 27.

There are several steps bankers can take to help create an environment that supports women in tech, an area historically dominated by men.

JPMorgan Chase and Amazon.com have begun testing the new health care venture they're developing with Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, rolling out some of the new offerings to employees in a handful of states.

Women need to take charge of their own networking events.

Making progress on automating the prior authorization process is looming as one of the top healthcare information technology policy challenges in the next year.

All personnel will qualify for up to six weeks of paid leave following the birth, adoption, or foster-care placement of a child in their home, the agency said.

The GSEs will hold onto a combined $45 billion as they start the process of going private; PayPal becomes the first foreign firm to win approval to enter the country’s payments market.

Visa is leaning more heavily on its Issuers’ Clearinghouse Service to help banks combat the rise of synthetic fraud, which it attributes in part to a security measure adopted by the Social Security Administration years ago.

A growing number of institutions offer concierge services for staff members as a way to boost employee retention.