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Congress Pushes AI Agents Into the Audit Trail
Artificial Intelligence // September 10, 2026

U.S. representatives are introducing the Stop Rogue AI Act in the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday (Sept. 10), giving federal policymakers a way to begin defining the security controls organizations may need as autonomous artificial intelligence agents move into production. Get the Full Story Complete...

Treasury Sets New AI Guardrails for Banks and FinTechs
Artificial Intelligence // March 03, 2026

Regulators are moving from talk to testing when it comes to artificial intelligence in financial services. Across Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States, authorities are shifting from high-level AI principles to operational proof. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Block Joins NIST Program to Promote Mobile Driver’s Licenses
Digital Identity // August 29, 2024

Block is working with the U.S. government to promote the use of digital identity tools. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

NIST’s Post-Quantum Cybersecurity Standards Ready for Enterprise Use
Cybersecurity // August 15, 2024

As information has become electronic, the encryption of that information has become imperative. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

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Treasury Sets New AI Guardrails for Banks and FinTechs

March 03, 2026
Regulators are moving from talk to testing when it comes to artificial intelligence in financial services. Across Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States, authorities are shifting from high-level AI principles to operational proof. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content […]

How FIs Can Win The Eternal — And Escalating — Cybersecurity Battle

September 30, 2019
Cyberthreats are increasing, and are playing out on a global stage. Credit cards are at risk, of course, but so are smart grids, oil pipelines and, well, pretty much everything....

New Standards For Authenticating Digital Identity

August 10, 2017
Fraud is constantly evolving, so why shouldn’t digital identity protection? The National Institute of Standards and Technology recently updated its Digital Identity Guidelines, to include authentication — and the scope...

Quick Reads
Block Joins NIST Program to Promote Mobile Driver’s Licenses

August 29, 2024
Block is working with the U.S. government to promote the use of digital identity tools. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive […]

Amazon and Mastercard Join US Artificial Intelligence Safety Initiative 

February 08, 2024
Editor’s note: This story has been updated: Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Your P@$$w0rd Is Bad – Here’s Why

August 09, 2017
Your clever password, dotted with capital letters, numbers and symbols isn’t so clever after all. The man who wrote the book on crafting uncrackable passwords now tells the Wall Street...

FAIR, National Institute of Standards and Technology Come Together To Publish New Resource

August 12, 2016
The FAIR Institute, a nonprofit aimed at developing standard information risk management practices, announced on Thursday (Aug. 11) it teamed up with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to...