With passive biometrics, customers are identified by their behavior online and not by static data such as passwords or one-time codes, says NuData Security's Justin Fox.

Microsoft Corp., Mastercard Inc. and the Hewlett Foundation are funding a new organization that is planning to help dissidents and other vulnerable groups across the world defend against hackers.

TransferWise once marketed itself as Robin Hood-style rival to banks. Now it sees itself as an ally.

Members of the House Financial Services Committee cited leveraged lending, cybersecurity and the switch to a new interest rate benchmark among potential systemic risks that keep them up at night.

Visa has launched an online portal for fintechs to explore payments technology and find resources such as shortcuts to applying for fintech licenses.

Elder financial exploitation is a vast and growing problem in the U.S., and one that presents difficult policy challenges for law enforcement and banks.

Here are companies whose strong visions and timely ideas commanded attention at the technology conference in New York this week.

JPMorgan, which led the offering, may have “enabled” the startup’s questionable behavior; the system may enable more people to get approved for mortgages.

Credit union priorities could take a back seat as Congress scrambles to pass a spending package to avoid a government shutdown. Here's a look at some of the proposals that could move forward.

Kenneth Blanco expressed concern in a speech about cyber criminals using "synthetic identities" to commit fraud with data stolen from fintech platforms.

It is the bank’s second big gift to the nonprofit Financial Health Network in recent years, with this one earmarked for a financial solutions lab.

Rep. Patrick McHenry, the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, proposed having the central bank update Congress on measures to strengthen its own cybersecurity as well as that of institutions under its watch.

The app, which started with mobile gaming, will now integrate itself with some of the most popular video games on the market such as Fortnite.

After investing in a payments CUSO earlier this year, the Florida-based credit union is looking for additional opportunities to work with fintechs.

The bank has developed APIs to feed customer data directly to seven fintechs and data aggregators, including MX and Finicity.

The San Francisco startup plans to use the fresh funding to hire employees in its engineering team and to expand the number of platforms it works with.

Congress should consider acting quickly or companies could treat the Golden State's new data privacy restrictions as a national standard.

Some countries are toying with digitizing their currencies; NY Fed chief defends SOFR despite recent concerns about repo market volatility.

Andres Wolberg-Stok at Citi and Sam Taussig at Kabbage debate openness, privacy, control, and how much say consumers should have over their banking information.

The U.S. should pass a law with the teeth of GDPR or PSD2, says KnowBe4's Lecio De Paula Jr.