Many FinTechs partner with credit unions (CUs) and other financial institutions (FIs) to provide the innovative products and services that today’s digital-first consumers expect. In fact, almost all view CUs as collaborators more than competitors. To be successful partners, FinTechs need to align their innovation roadmaps with CUs’ innovation agendas.
As Yogi Berra said, “It’s déjà vu all over again.” If the idea of the global average costs of data breaches rising year over year feels like more of the same, that’s because it is. Data protection solutions get better, but so do threat actors. The other broken record is the underuse or misuse of technologies that can help safeguard data, such as artificial intelligence and automation.
In a significant move to enhance consumer privacy and promote transparency in digital practices, the New York State Attorney General recently published two critical guides: “Website Privacy Controls: A Guide for Business” and “A Consumer Guide to Web Tracking.”
We have previously blogged about how targets of CFPB enforcement actions have asserted that the actions must be dismissed because the investigations were conducted and the lawsuits were brought and are being prosecuted with funds unlawfully obtained from the Federal Reserve Board at a time when the Federal Reserve System had no combined earnings.
The National Credit Union Administration today announced the retirement of Cherie Freed, regional director of the NCUA’s Western Region, effective August 24, 2024.