Tagged: authentication

September 29, 2025 @ 1:30 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

ValidiFI’s newest research reveals a critical gap in current fraud prevention strategies—and the financial consequences of relying on outdated account verification methods as real-time payment adoption accelerates. As payment infrastructure evolves with real-time rails like RTP, FedNow, and Zelle driving instant settlement, and faster ACH options modernizing… Read More

August 25, 2024 @ 5:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com, a global digital payments provider, announced it is the first payment provider to partner with Google Pay to bring its biometric-based secure payment authentication service to merchants. Checkout.com, which offers authentication to merchants “such as Remitly, will offer Google Pay’s biometric authentication to brands… Read More

December 3, 2023 @ 6:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Estateguru reveals that they have now added Google Authenticator, which should help with providing additional security for clients’ accounts. As noted in a blog post by Estateguru, cybercrime is on the rise “in the digital age, and the days when a simple password was enough… Read More

November 17, 2023 @ 9:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HYPR, The Identity Assurance Company, and Yubico (NASDAQ: YUBICO), the provider of hardware authentication security keys, have published a new study on challenges, perceptions and outcomes in “the usage of password and passwordless authentication technologies.” The report, titled “Transcending Passwords: The Next Generation of Authentication”… Read More

October 5, 2023 @ 6:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Building upon its passwordless authentication expertise, HYPR announced the unified solution for securing the modern identity lifecycle, providing organizations with complete confidence that an individual is who they claim to be at all times. The new solution reportedly “combines the strongest modern authentication capabilities with… Read More

September 26, 2023 @ 11:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gemini says that it continues to be focused on crypto innovation by allowing users to add passkeys “for two-factor authentication to their accounts.” As explained in a blog post by Gemini, passkeys provide two major advantages “over other account authentication methods: increased security and ease… Read More

September 20, 2023 @ 7:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The INX Digital Company, Inc., a US-regulated broker-dealer, ATS, and transfer agent, announced the official launch of Nabatech, the joint venture created in partnership with SICPA, a global figure in authentication and secure traceability solutions. Nabatech is a direct result of INX and SICPA’s collaboration… Read More

September 17, 2023 @ 11:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

State Bank of India (SBI), India’s largest bank, announced reduced customer verification time from 24 hours to just minutes in a partnership with Onfido, the global provider of automated identity verification and authentication solutions. SBI (UK) Ltd, the subsidiary of SBI in the UK, is… Read More

July 30, 2023 @ 11:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HYPR, the Passwordless Company, announces HYPR Adapt, which is the latest product in its expanding modern authentication security portfolio. HYPR Adapt reportedly “provides risk-based, adaptive authentication so organizations can effectively manage identity-related risks and reduce user friction, even in rapidly changing security environments.” Its powerful… Read More

July 3, 2023 @ 7:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The global financial system is undergoing a fundamental shift, “with embedded crypto playing a major role in the broader adoption of digital assets.” Dynamic is helping to lead this revolution “with the development of its web3-first authentication and authorization platform that harnesses the magic of… Read More

May 16, 2023 @ 4:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Users will be able to create dApps with wallet-based authentication and equip digital assets with DIDs. Apillon claims that it “marks a new important milestone by introducing a next-gen Web3 authentication service, powered by KILT Protocol, to the Apillon platform.” As devs will be able… Read More

May 4, 2023 @ 10:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Onfido, the global provider of automated digital identity verification and authentication announced that its Real Identity Platform services are now “available for Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) Financial Services Cloud customers.” Financial Services Cloud customers now “have access to a suite of Onfido’s services, including Onfido’s library… Read More

April 21, 2023 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Modyo, with their composable frontend platform, has announced a strategic partnership with Jumio, the online identity verification and authentication platform. This is a key move for Modyo’s ecosystem of solutions. Jumio is described as being “a valuable partner in creating incredible technology that is helping… Read More

April 8, 2023 @ 4:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ID.me, the secure digital identity network, announced that more than 100 million Americans have signed up for an ID.me Digital Wallet to speed access to services and benefits. ID.me’s Wallet implements “a verify-once-anywhere, get-frictionless-access-everywhere approach to login and identity.” This milestone “represents significant progress toward… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 11:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HYPR, the Passwordless Company and Vanson Bourne released the 2023 State of Passwordless Security Report. This third annual edition reveals “that insecure authentication is a primary cause of cyber breaches and that cumbersome login methods take an unacceptable toll on employees and business productivity.” Respondents… Read More

March 31, 2023 @ 3:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Binance is pleased to announce that they have officially joined the FIDO Alliance, which is described as one of the most “influential” and largest associations focused on developing passwordless authentication standards. Binance says they are committed to providing their users “with the… Read More

March 19, 2023 @ 7:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology platform of “choice” for leading businesses, announces that it has further “advanced its digital authentication solution, with ongoing pilots realizing a conversion uplift of up to 7%.” Engineered to optimize authorization and therefore end revenue, the company’s expanded… Read More

March 7, 2023 @ 8:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lightico, a provider of digital customer interactions, announced its integration with Innovis, a leading provider of fraud prevention solutions, “to provide its authentication tool, FailSafe®, to manage fraud risk.” The phone ID verification tool will “assist current and future Lightico customers with fraud detection and… Read More

February 17, 2023 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As online purchases have soared in the last few years, so has the level of online fraud. In 2021, e-commerce fraud in the UK “jumped to GBP 1.3 billion.” As many merchants make the transition to online stores, “ensuring their transactions are protected is crucial.”… Read More

February 14, 2023 @ 9:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a “first” for biometric payments in the UAE, Network International, the enabler of digital commerce in the MENA region, and Carrefour, owned and operated by Majid Al Futtaim in the UAE, announced that they have “implemented the Face Pay face verification platform for payments… Read More