American Bankers Association (ABA)

40 results about this entity

Period: 15 Apr 2004 - 03 Jun 2024

US Treasury calls on financial sector to step up cybersecurity planning

A top US Treasury official has called on the financial services sector to step up its efforts to protect consumer privacy and critical infrastructures from the threat of cyber attacks.

Financial industry welcomes Obama cybersecurity plans

US President Barack Obama has signed a cybersecurity executive order designed to improve collaboration and information sharing between the government and critical infrastructure providers such as banks.

ABA applies for .bank domain to frustrate phishers

The American Bankers Association (ABA) and the Financial Services Roundtable have teamed up to apply to operate .bank and .insurance generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) on behalf of the industry.

US consumers prefer online banking - ABA survey

Most US bank customers prefer to do their banking online compared to any other method, according to an annual survey of 1000 consumers conducted by the American bankers Association which finds the Web channel gaining in popularity year on year.

Microsoft develops Internet fraud alert system

An Internet Fraud Alert system designed to provide security researchers with a way to report information they find online about stolen account credentials has been launched by a Microsoft-led coalition.

Americans prefer online banking - ABA survey

For the first time, more US bank customers express a preference for managing their finances online compared to any other method, according to a survey from the American Bankers Association.

US banks sign up for biometric project

The US-based Financial Services Technology Consortium has launched a project to investigate the use of biometrics for verifying customer IDs.

EC initiates antitrust case against S&P

The European Commission (EC) has opened formal proceedings against Standard & Poor's (S&P) to look into whether the US firm abused its dominant market position by forcing financial firms to pay for the use of US securities numbering codes when accessing data from third party vendors.

Generations clash over bank channel preferences

US bank customers under the age of 34 prefer the anonymity of banking by laptop to the in-person branch banking experience, according to a survey conducted by the American Bankers Association.

Wire transfer database plan 'technically feasible' reports Fincen

The US banking industry is facing up to potential legislation that would require the country's top banks to report details of their international wire transfers under initiatives to track money laundering and terrorist funding.

Generation gap widens in banking channel mix

Research conducted by the American Bankers Association confirms the view that generational differences have a strong influence on consumer channel preferences for financial services delivery.

US customers trust banks to guard their data, says ABA

Despite a number of high profile security breaches and growing fears of identity theft, consumers continue to trust banks to guard their information more than other institutions, according to a new survey by the American Bankers Association (ABA).