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.

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Today In Data: Payment Protocols In The Age Of PSD2
Today In Data: Payment Protocols In The Age Of PSD2
January 28, 2019  |  Today In Data

The European Union’s (EU’s) PSD2 is making merchants that deal with payment data from Eurozone citizens enhance their payment protocols. In other news, Fundbox is expanding access...

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Deep Dive: PSD2 And FCA Exemptions
Deep Dive: PSD2 And FCA Exemptions
January 28, 2019  |  Regulation

PSD2 requires every player in the EU that handles payments to make adjustments to ensure faster and more transparent transactions. The regulation opens customer data...

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Banks As The Keeper Of Consumer Digital IDs?
Banks As The Keeper Of Consumer Digital IDs?
January 28, 2019  |  Authentication

You can’t have trust without some type of trusted authority, and any type of authority is fragile without a reasonable level of trust. Those ancient...

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PSD2 Creates Turbulence For Travel Operators
PSD2 Creates Turbulence For Travel Operators
January 25, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

With PSD2 in full swing in the European Union (EU), any merchant dealing with the payment data of EU citizens must upgrade their payment protocols...

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When Fraud Risk Is Credit Risk In Disguise
When Fraud Risk Is Credit Risk In Disguise
January 24, 2019  |  Fraud Prevention

Here’s a test: What’s fraud? Also, what’s a simple and legitimate matter of credit risk? Those aren’t trick questions, but rather a reflection of the...

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Emergent Technology Develops Shariah-Certified Gold Supply Chain
Emergent Technology Develops Shariah-Certified Gold Supply Chain
January 22, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Emergent Technology (EmTech), a finance and technology company, announced on Monday (Jan. 21) that its blockchain-based gold supply chain ecosystem (RG SCA) has received Shariah-compliance...

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No Pain, No Gain? GDPR, PSD2 And The New Payments Reality
No Pain, No Gain? GDPR, PSD2 And The New Payments Reality
January 22, 2019  |  Regulation

Last year brought the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline, Europe’s attempt to boost online privacy and security for consumers — a law that just resulted...

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Deep Dive: Why Smart Cities Should Get Smart About Digital ID
Deep Dive: Why Smart Cities Should Get Smart About Digital ID
January 18, 2019  |  Authentication

By some accounts, approximately 70 percent of the world’s population will reside in smart cities by 2050. The following Deep Dive explores how digital IDs...

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Data Breach Leaks 773M Emails, 21M Passwords
Data Breach Leaks 773M Emails, 21M Passwords
January 18, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The largest public data breach ever has been discovered, according to Gizmodo. “Collection #1” has seen the exposure of nearly 773 million unique emails and...

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