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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Smile! MasterCard Toys With Mobile Facial Recognition For Payments

Smile! MasterCard Toys With Mobile Facial Recognition For Payments
Smile! MasterCard Toys With Mobile Facial Recognition For Payments
September 22, 2014  |  Innovation

MasterCard is labeling “successful” a biometrics payments trial (facial plus voice) where more than 14,000 transactions were confirmed in a closed iOS and Android pilot...

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Apple Pay Beefs Up Security, But Point of Sale Still Under Threat
Apple Pay Beefs Up Security, But Point of Sale Still Under Threat
September 19, 2014  |  Apple Pay

There’s little debate that Apple Pay is going to sharply boost mobile payment security. After all, replacing signature or a 4-digit shoulder-surfing-vulnerable PIN with a...

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It is time to (Re)-invent Digital Identity
It is time to (Re)-invent Digital Identity
September 12, 2014  |  Controversial

Nowadays, barely a week goes by where news does not emerge of another major cyber attack, putting at risk consumer information. For more than a...

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AirSig Lands $2 Million Backing
AirSig Lands $2 Million Backing
September 03, 2014  |  Mobile

The Foxconn Technology Group has locked down 10 percent control—after writing a $2 million check—of AirSig, a Taiwanese mobile authentication startup, TechCrunch is reporting. That...

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Will Apple Also Ignite Biometric Payments?
Will Apple Also Ignite Biometric Payments?
August 29, 2014  |  News

As mobile computing continues to grow, security concerns will lead to increased use of biometrics as mobile technology and mobile commerce continue to evolve, a...

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