authentication

Authentication is the act of proving an assertion, such as the identity of a computer system user. In contrast with identification, the act of indicating a person or thing's identity, authentication is the process of verifying that identity.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Embedded Authentication Could Accelerate Digital Payments
Embedded Authentication Could Accelerate Digital Payments
May 31, 2024  |  Authentication

As we move fast and furiously into a digitally connected economy, payments modernization is essential. After all, how businesses and consumers pay, and get paid,...

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Browser ID and ‘Silent Authentication’ Underpin Online Banking Security
Browser ID and ‘Silent Authentication’ Underpin Online Banking Security
May 30, 2024  |  Authentication

With so much focus placed on mobile banking and digital wallets, online transactions are often lost in the mix. While mobile devices have become ubiquitous,...

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The Passkeys Primer: Making Sense of the New Security Paradigm
The Passkeys Primer: Making Sense of the New Security Paradigm
May 27, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

Consumers hate passwords. Fraudsters love them. There might be no better business case for passkeys, which are a biometric, digital alternative to manually selected and...

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Real-Time Transactions and Regulations Continue to Shape Payments
Real-Time Transactions and Regulations Continue to Shape Payments
May 24, 2024  |  Real-Time Payments

When it comes to payments innovations, banks and payment companies have held up their end of the deal. Instant payments, pay-by-bank, digital wallets, artificial intelligence and...

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Payments Authentication Success Leans on Consistent User Experiences
Payments Authentication Success Leans on Consistent User Experiences
May 24, 2024  |  Authentication

Today’s rapidly evolving payments and financial landscape brings with it both challenges and opportunities. And the challenges and opportunities center around effective authentication, as the...

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Strong Customer Authentication Drives 4% Decline in UK Fraud Losses
Strong Customer Authentication Drives 4% Decline in UK Fraud Losses
May 23, 2024  |  Fraud Prevention

Financial services industry initiatives helped drive down fraud losses in the United Kingdom in 2023. Criminals stole about 1.2 billion pounds (about $1.5 billion) through...

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Worldcoin Ordered to Stop Iris-Scanning Operations in Hong Kong
Worldcoin Ordered to Stop Iris-Scanning Operations in Hong Kong
May 22, 2024  |  Biometrics

Worldcoin, the eyeball-scanning digital identity startup co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has been ordered to cease its operations in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner for...

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Intellicheck CEO: Identity Validation Needs Simplicity as Account Takeovers Spike
Intellicheck CEO: Identity Validation Needs Simplicity as Account Takeovers Spike
May 21, 2024  |  Identity

Staying one step ahead of the bad guys is becoming more difficult by the day for financial services companies. For example, identity verification is a...

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From AI to Mobile Devices: Technology Reimagines Debit and Credit Cards
From AI to Mobile Devices: Technology Reimagines Debit and Credit Cards
May 16, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

The modern credit card’s history stretches back to just after World War II, when the Charg-It card came out of Brooklyn, tied to a single bank. Account...

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