The White House announcement of Dino Falaschetti as the choice to run the Office of Financial Research comes amid signs that the administration has attempted to reduce the agency's independence.

They will be deployed to the branches and teach veteran brokers how to make use of the firm's new high-tech wealth management tools, the company says.

Reconciling accounts, predicting market turns and their effects on portfolios, and even answering client faxes (yes, faxes) can all be done better with artificial intelligence, the custody bank says. Experts describe it as a cutting-edge program.

The rules are a chance for card issuers to update their data management, which would be helpful in sales and cross-selling, according to Michael Hiskey, head of strategy at Semarchy.

Wells Fargo on the receiving end of USAA's long-standing intellectual property threat; millions are mad about Erica, Bank of America's virtual assistant; relief may be in reach for bankers fed up with SARs; and more from this week's most-read stories.

Starling's Anne Boden and Mastercard's Ann Cairns have a similar warning for the banking and tech sectors. Facebook scolds activist investor Natasha Lamb for being "not nice." And some big Most Powerful Women moves, as Catherine Keating takes a new CEO job and Kathie Andrade exits TIAA.

Of all the types of malicious software targeting businesses, ransomware continues to be one of the most pervasive, according to recent studies. Here's an overview of the things banks, especially small ones, are doing to stop it.

Visa Canada is collaborating with Finn AI to develop natural language chatbot technology to address common needs experienced by credit cardholders.

Largest banks would be limited on how much risk they could have with each other; the credit bureau has hired the former head of the computer giant's Watson unit.

Readers respond to a bill designed to modernize the anti-money-laundering rules, applaud the acting head of the CFPB’s decision to fire the members of the bureau’s advisory councils, opine on when a bank ought to communicate it has been hacked and more.

Opening internet cafes and investing in new technology are part of an effort to provide nimble, efficient services, the bank's CFO said in a strategy talk.

It’s possible for a cryptocurrency to begin as a security and then transform into another type of asset, said William Hinman, who heads the regulator's division of corporation finance.

Janeffer Wacheke’s fresh-vegetable stall in Nairobi uses technology that’s helping crack a problem Kenyan banks have so far failed to solve -- measuring the creditworthiness of traders in the country’s $20 billion informal economy.

Wirecard has created a blockchain-based B2B application to streamline payments for merchants buying raw materials like coffee, crude oil and steel.

Technology provider will operate as a CUSO of Connecticut-based credit union.

Security Group was fined $5 million for abusive collection tactics; the Dutch payments company is now valued at nearly $16 billion.

Ellen Zimiles, global head of investigations and compliance at Navigant Consulting, shares what she's learned about testing and implementing AI in compliance departments, filing defensive SARs, and hiring the right people to maintain an AI system.

Rising technology expense and security challenges will require institutions and ATM operators to get more creative in managing resources, such as finding new uses for discarded machines, according to Mark D. Smith, director of business development for MVP Financial Equipment.

The bank’s AI-driven virtual assistant, which lets people quickly search transactions and cancel subscriptions and other recurring charges, was an instant hit. But BofA will have to take a number of steps to sustain erica's early momentum.