China's mobile payment lessons for U.S. bankers; Steven Mnuchin's wishful thinking on GSE reform; unpacking Mick Mulvaney's CFPB relocation musings; and more from this week's most-read stories.

A new strain of malware that targets cryptocurrency users — but not users of mainstream payment options like bank accounts — highlights how much the cybercrime game is changing behind the scenes.

The provision would make it harder for criminals who use real Social Security numbers to create fake personas and then apply for credit.

The provision would make it harder for criminals who use real Social Security numbers to create fake personas and then apply for credit.

The Federal Savings Bank has been under a spotlight since it was revealed that it provided $16 million in mortgages to onetime Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort.

A federal grand jury in Charlotte, N.C., has indicted a former credit union CEO with fraud in connection with the U.S. government's Troubled Asset Relief Program.

E-commerce payments technology provider Stripe is launching a fraud prevention tool for security professionals at large organizations.

ATMs require dual-factor authentication in the form of a physical card and a PIN, and this same concept should be extended to phone transactions, writes Patrick Cox, CEO of TRUSTID.

Whether due to costs, growing cyber threats or other factors, a growing number of credit unions are outsourcing an important C-level security role.

The central bank is taking a lead role in trying to combat the longstanding problem. A broad study by the Fed aims to measure the extent of payments fraud and to foster more collaboration in thwarting it.

The concept of privacy is evolving in the digital age in ways that demand new attention from policymakers. As stewards of considerable personal information, banks should prepare to take part in this debate.

The announcement comes after a Federal Reserve Board task force issued a report in September that said it would further examine options for modernizing the U.S. payments system.

Two Democrats on the House Oversight Committee asked the panel's Republican chairman to issue a subpoena for documents related to Stephen Calk, whose bank made loans to former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort.

A new kind of ATM fraud has begun to hit U.S. financial institutions. Here's how to protect your credit union.

Employees at the second-largest Indian bank falsified documents in a scheme that ultimately cost the institution at least $2 billion. Some argue a distributed ledger would have helped prevent or minimize the fraud.

The FBI has reportedly interviewed employees at the bank’s wealth management unit.

The company will take a nearly $10 million hit after setting aside funds to cover a case of potential borrower fraud.

To detect and combat transaction laundering — the practice of hiding illegal activity behind a business that appears legitimate — American Express' investment group took a minority equity stake in EverCompliant.

Remote deposit capture fraud remains a threat, but analysts say that's just the tip of the iceberg. Here's how credit unions can better protect themselves -- and their members.

The wave of payments fraud that's sweeping the globe shows no signs of abating. Martina King has an answer in an artificial intelligence-driven platform that has drawn the interest of some of the world's largest banks, payment processors, merchant acquirers, insurance companies and gaming organizations.