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.
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.
Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a new report finding Americans are paying tens of millions of dollars in fees to access their own money when getting “cash back” at large retail stores when making a purchase with a debit or prepaid card.
In February 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or the “Bureau”) announced an auto finance data pilot, where it ordered nine large auto lenders to provide information about their auto lending portfolios. These lenders consisted of banks, finance companies, and captive lenders (manufacturer-owned finance companies that generally provide below-market interest rate auto financing to consumers).