In a partnership designed to protect online customers from attacks, digital security providers ThreatMetrix and Gemalto will provide holistic authentication options to an array of financial services providers.

Researchers continue to prove that they can beat biometrics. However, the authentication method is still far superior to knowledge-based questions so long as banks also deploy other standard security practices.

Some of the biggest risks facing any large bank come from within, such as human error or mischievous traders. Risk management consultant and author Andrew Waxman discusses how cognitive psychology and augmented intelligence offer help.

Amidst all of the complexities that e-commerce businesses have in completing or accepting cross-border payments, PayU says the application programming interface (API) can make the biggest difference.

At CIBC, Aayaz Pira is quickly turning ideas into apps, including its new mortgage one, with the help of its recently formed innovation hub.

With such massive amounts of data bolstered by ubiquitous modes of distribution, the most meaningful fintech investment opportunities center around enabling a new truth equilibrium.

It's time for credit unions, industry stakeholders and the movement's 107 million members to speak up and tell Congress to get serious about protecting members' data from retailer data breaches.

More business lending is shifting from banks to "murky" trusts as the government imposes more restrictions to reduce risky loans; 11 states advance suit as Justice Department retreats.

Retailers can use the power of AI and predictive analytics to anticipate shoppers’ needs, writes Denise Purtzer, a vice president at FuturePay.

American Banker reporter Brian Patrick Eha shares stories and thoughts from his new book, "How Money Got Free: Bitcoin and the Fight for the Future of Finance," and two fintech leaders explain why Charlotte is destined to be the next big fintech hub.

A recent colloquium from the Filene Research Institute and UC Irvine explored the intersection between fintech and credit unions, and how millennials might utilize both.

The group representing large banks argued in a report Friday that overlapping regulations are hurting the industry's efforts to deal with cyberthreats.

First Federal Lakewood has teamed up with the largest banks in Ohio on a fintech accelerator and invested in Eastern Bank’s tech spinoff, with the goal of staying relevant.

New fintech apps are interacting more and more with members financial lives, but many credit unions aren't part of the equation.

Readers weigh in on the in-store branch model, how community banks hone their message, the difficulty cash-strapped consumers face in finding bank loans, and more.

Fed Gov. Jerome Powell says central bank will provide more information to banks about how it conducts annual tests; bank CTO discusses its 2018 blockchain test.

The digital banker of the year is B of A’s Michelle Moore. TIAA's Kathie Andrade compares career advancement to a rock climb. Plus, Marianne Lake, Ellen Alemany and Wonder Woman.

Kmart has been hit with a malware attack that has resulted in the compromise of payment card credentials for the second time in three years.

Part of First Data's new approach to security provides a view of the digital underbelly crooks use to trade in illicit information.

Biometric scans provide security and convenience, but still carry risk that requires additional technology, writes ValuePenguin analyst Robert Harrow.