Compliance

In markets such as India, China, the United Arab Emirates and Brazil, more consumers and merchants are testing or deploying facial recognition as a way to authenticate transactions.

A vast majority of IT leaders at banks want to ditch passwords for something better and safer, and many tech vendors are moving in that direction already. But it's easier said than done.

Early Warning Services brought back its Authentify moniker for a new digital ID service. It's not being marketed as a way to stop P2P fraud, but it should appeal to banks wanting to improve security for online transactions.

In the lead-up to a data breach, phishing is second only to use of stolen credentials in terms of how attackers infiltrate institutions. Here's what else you need to know.

The agency must take a principles-based approach rather than trying to cover every possible issue in detail.

Researchers recently described a scheme that allows affiliates to buy access to phishing materials. The case provides an insight into the methodical nature of some cybercrime.

Robinhood Markets' cryptocurrency arm was fined $30 million by New York's financial regulator after the brokerage was accused of violating anti-money-laundering and cybersecurity rules.

The National Crime Agency has seen a surge in so-called suspicious activity reports filed by banks and other regulated institutions in the U.K. since February. 

Expanding its support into digital assets will let users see a more complete financial picture in personal finance apps that use Plaid for data aggregation.

A class action said the company, which has suffered two breaches in the past year, also was responsible for a larger breach and “downplayed” the situation when it notified consumers.