Commentary

In case youve missed it, significant efforts are currently underway to align U.S. accounting practices with standards that are followed in other parts of the world (the convergence process). To accomplish this monumental task, the U.S.-based Financial Accounting Standards Board is working closely with the International Accounting Standards Board.

The deadline for meeting the new authentication requirements is now and examinations with the new guideline are getting under way.

Many issues from credit union management to matters in Washington continue to evolve and deserve commentary.

Our networks are growing less welldefined, with more than one entry point and each access having a different level of trust. Securing this increasingly complex environment now takes some serious effort.

Which type of EMV chip technology, chip-and-PIN or chip-and-signature, is best suited to support the countrys migration to EMV?

Presidential candidate again misspeaks on credit unions, raising question if its intentional or lack of understanding. Either is troublesome.