With millions of Alexa and Google Home devices now in use, first-mover banks are rapidly developing services to let customers control their finances using only their voice — even if there are still many kinks to work out. ... Read full article
Describing cybersecurity as the biggest risk facing the financial sector, Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles said regulators should more actively facilitate conversations between banks and national security agencies to boost digital security. ... Read full article
The CFTC's greenlighting of bitcoin futures could open the floodgates for Wall Street, and digital-asset diehards see a plot to take control. ... Read full article
Dizzying trading in bitcoin fed the bubble argument, but now that Nasdaq is the third Wall Street player to say it is designing a financial instrument around it, banks may be forced to reassess cryptocurrencies. ... Read full article
Virtual assistants at banks in Israel, Canada and Hong Kong are getting smarter thanks to artificial intelligence. ... Read full article
Jayne Opperman is the third new tech hire the bank has made this month. ... Read full article
One estimate says 3.5 million cybersecurity jobs will go unfilled by 2021. Banks are looking to military veterans, universities and even high schools to help fill the gap. ... Read full article
Cordray picking his own interim successor sets off a firestorm; co-head of global banking leaves the U.K. bank after only 18 months. ... Read full article
