A recent survey indicated banks and other firms continue to grapple with the cybersecurity challenges of remote work. To defend their data, they’re looking far beyond the traditional VPN.

Sen. Pat Toomey, the top Republican on the Banking Committee, is demanding answers from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City about the status of a Fed master account for the Colorado fintech firm Reserve Trust, which had figured in a recent confirmation controversy.

Codat, a software startup that connects small businesses with financial institutions, raised $100 million in an equity funding round led by JPMorgan Chase’s growth-equity arm.

A recent campaign targeting Quickbooks users claimed customers had their accounts suspended because of problems verifying their business information. It’s the latest example of scams that slither through multiple lines of defense.

Staff at major banks and some of the world’s biggest technology giants are increasingly leaving for fintech startups, new analysis shows. 

Banks and fintechs wonder if regulators are getting more comfortable with machine learning-based ways of assessing credit, or if agency oversight will mean a crackdown. 

The credit union’s members are disproportionately targeted by cybercrime. Password managers are critical to helping them protect themselves, said data security chief Mike Newborn.

The bank has developed Slingshot, a data management tool for customers of data company Snowflake, within its new business unit Capital One Software.

To create sensible rules around decentralized finance, regulators have to have an open discussion with businesses in the industry. To do that, they must create a path for collaboration.

A challenger bank, an alternative credit score company and a proposed federal credit union are improving access to banking and lending for those who have been in prison.

The chief executive of Klarna Bank has polarized opinion on social media after posting a contact list of former employees recently dismissed by the Swedish company as part of a drive to curb costs.

Widespread sharing of financial and other data creates enormous privacy risks for consumers, many of whom have no real understanding of the danger.

The 50 companies that made American Banker’s annual list are being recognized for establishing strong workplace cultures, offering robust benefits packages and giving employees the room to do their jobs well.

Companies on the Best Places to Work in Fintech list offer sabbaticals or generous vacation time, which helps attract young talent and lets veteran employees re-energize.

Breaking barriers to education unites the team at Mpower Financing, an international student loan company with employees from more than a dozen countries that is ranked No. 1 on this year's Best Places to Work in Fintech.

Get your notepad ready: these are the speakers whose insights you’ll want to remember at this year’s event in Austin.

10 things to know in May: The Credit Union Women’s Leadership Alliance is set to launch its coaching program, U.S. Senate confirms first Black appointee to Federal Reserve, and more.

The Australian bank has co-developed a portal to all the knowledge trapped inside multiple virtual assistants throughout the company.

In testimony to the House Financial Services Committee, the Federal Reserve’s vice chair gave a thorough accounting of the Fed’s thoughts on issuing its own digital currency without committing to any specific course of action.

The agency recently updated a policy document to include technological innovation as a top priority and said it was considering creating a safe harbor for those who develop new products to fight financial crimes.