Compliance

With tensions high between Russia and the West, Synechron is looking to develop a real-time kill switch that can shut down a malware threat. The company’s PayTech Accelerator is also focusing on the opportunity for banks in buy now/pay later lending.

Amid Russia’s invasion of its neighbor, cybersecurity officials are warning about the potential for an unconstrained cyberattack on targets in Ukraine to spread around the globe.

Eighty percent of banks plan to spend more to strengthen their safeguards against malware, phishing and other threats in the next 12 months, but only about half are vetting their defenses each year, according to a new Arizent survey. Read on for more findings.

Roughly two dozen countries have issued central bank digital currencies or have pilots underway. But until financial services firms strengthen the security of their mobile apps, these payment tools are unlikely to gain widespread acceptance.

The OCC and CFPB are investigating Bank of America for allegedly failing to protect tens of thousands of cardholders who reported fraud or were blocked from accessing their money at the height of the pandemic, according to sources familiar with the matter.

A new wave of cyberattacks is targeting banks and other companies, two research groups have found.

Changing consumer expectations, new workplace realities and increasing demand for third-party access to data are pushing companies to re-invent cybersecurity's role for the future.

Changing consumer expectations, new workplace realities and increasing demand for third-party access to data are pushing companies to re-invent cybersecurity's role for the future.

Super Bowl ads' impact, another overdraft-fees ouster, and more in banking news this week.

Thomas Vartanian, a banking lawyer and former federal regulator, has co-founded the Financial Technology & Cybersecurity Center to address a fundamental question: Is the internet the right tool for the job of modern banking?