Fraud prevention group Early Warning, which is owned by five of the largest U.S. banks, has teamed up with Israel's BioCatch, a specialist in behavioral biometrics, to boost protection of customer accounts.
A panel of investor advocates said on Thursday they were developing a proposal for U.S. securities regulators that will make it easier for retail investors to conduct online background checks of financial professionals before hiring them.
Deutsche Bank AG, which faces allegations that it tried to rig the Libor benchmark interest rate, could settle with U.S. and UK authorities as early as this month, a source familiar with the matter said.
The chief executive of Wal-Mart Stores has emerged as an unlikely voice for gay rights after the Arkansas state governor heeded his call on Wednesday to reject a much-criticized bill.
