Legal issues and news

As 2020 dawns, a new decade will soon bring new levels of friction for contactless customers as a result of Strong Customer Authentication (SCA), a key part of the European Union’s drive to reduce card fraud across Europe.

Mastercard is working to build its risk-monitoring arsenal by buying RiskRecon, which offers tools measuring threats introduced by third parties, including vendors.

A new report from the National Credit Union Administration's Office of the Inspector General outlines what to expect in the year ahead following some 2019 scandals.

Two former officials were sentenced to five years each for falsifying travel expenses and lying to authorities.

PNC, Plaid and Venmo have been blamestorming over customer data-sharing issues of access, security and consent.

When launching these solutions, it’s imperative that players think carefully about application security, says FIME's Christian Damour.

The bank could pay about $2 billion to close the 1MDB case in the U.S.; in letters lawmakers ask Dimon about policies to combat racism.

House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters said oversight of the bank will be a focus for the panel next year.

Tucoemas Federal Credit Union faced claims of age and sex discrimination in its hiring processes.

The bank is the first U.S. one approved for a majority-owned securities unit in China; the FSB said banks must get serious about replacing the benchmark.

The company created by the BB&T-SunTrust merger said that Truliant Federal Credit Union does not own the trademark rights to names beginning with the prefix "tru."

Cybercrime has become harder to fight as it becomes more sophisticated. Criminals have deployed technology that can infiltrate a consumer's personal computer and copy parts of the underlying hardware and mimic typing speed, style and other computer habits of the user.

The Senate Banking Committee chairman said he opposed a House bill that would give financial institutions legal cover to serve cannabis businesses.

The company created by the BB&T-SunTrust merger said that Truliant Federal Credit Union does not own the trademark rights to names beginning with the prefix "tru."

Regulators said the living wills of six banks — not Goldman or JPM — need tweaking; the investment values the global business travel unit at $5 billion.

A dozen of the nation's largest underwriters were accused of colluding with traders to artificially set prices on the secondary market for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities.

A shifting fraud landscape and changing consumer expectations will play a part in how credit unions allocate resources toward technology in the new year, according to a prediction from the CUSO Member Driven Technologies.

The bank announced a $750 billion plan to “focus on climate transition and inclusive growth”; the seven biggest banks have passed three years in a row.

Fintechs want access to customers’ financial data, but banks are resisting, on security concerns; Deutsche Bank may cut bonus pool 20% after 14% drop last year.

The age of PINs and passwords are sadly not yet gone, but new devices and digital services will need more advanced authentication, says Fingerprints' Maria Philstrom.