Data and analytics tools can help banks and credit unions detect financial patterns that may indicate that human trafficking is occurring.

With scammers steadily improving their techniques, CO-OP Financial Services is starting to offer artificial intelligence to police transactions initiated by online, mobile and other connected devices.

New York State Department of Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo speaks out on cybersecurity regulation, cracking down on bad actors in the industry and the OCC's fintech charter.

The industry expects to lean on technological efficiencies this year as higher rates and dwindling refinances test their businesses.

Data and analytics tools can help banks detect financial patterns that may indicate that human trafficking is occurring.

The exchange, founded by a bitcoin pioneer in 2014, is facilitating more than $50 million worth of transactions each month, as the "gold rush" in blockchain-based assets takes hold.

New York State Department of Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo speaks out on cybersecurity regulation, cracking down on bad actors in the industry and the OCC's fintech charter.

Mastercard has added another layer to its security for the evolving Internet of Things (IoT) with the acquisition of NuData, a Vancouver, Canada-based company whose technology analyzes biometric and behavioral patterns.

Technology innovation and the level of consumer understanding about fintech options are critical missing pieces of Community Reinvestment Act policy.

The OCC’s draft fintech charter requirements are far from perfect. States can seize this chance and collectively create a better regulatory environment for fintechs.

Machine learning, Siri and Alexa are taking off quickly, particularly among younger consumers. Banks and payment companies need to get in the game now.

MySpend, the app created by TD Bank and Moven, is a hit in Canada. The companies have signed an agreement to extend exclusivity to the U.S.

As blockchain projects have proliferated, the need for them to be compatible with one another has become paramount.

As in the wider business world, men tend to dominate the CU tech sector, but one executive is proving to be an exception to that rule.

Passwords are often restrictive, undynanmic and draw attention from fraudsters. And there's also the risk of repeated cybercrime linked to old authentication.

From SoFi to Venmo, fintech competitors are creating a customer experience that is so fast and easy community bankers like Julieann Thurlow cannot help but worry.

Banks are undergoing a digital transformation at the same time that hacker culture has taken off, escalating the security risks. Here is one strategy for protecting data where many banks need to improve.

Google Play and CFSI aim to improve use of financial health apps through a storefront organized by consumers' needs and by publishing a guide for app developers.

Bankers spoke candidly about the ups and downs that partnering with a young tech firm entails at American Banker’s Retail Banking 2017 conference in Miami last week.

Author Rachel Schneider on income volatility problems; Travis Dulaney talks instant payments; American Banker's Mary Wisniewski discusses the OCC's fintech charter, data aggregation battles, and alternative data.