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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What Experts Say It Takes to Stem the $49 Billion Rising Tide of Card-Not-Present Fraud
What Experts Say It Takes to Stem the $49 Billion Rising Tide of Card-Not-Present Fraud
April 25, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

The physicality of face-to-face commerce has put a huge dent in fraud. Or at least some types of fraud. EMV chips have made it hard...

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Token Raises $30 Million for Biometric Wearable
Token Raises $30 Million for Biometric Wearable
April 24, 2023  |  Investments

Token has raised $30 million in new financing to boost its wearable authentication offering. The funding, announced Monday (April 24), comes in the form of...

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PopID Adds Palm Verification to Biometric Platform
PopID Adds Palm Verification to Biometric Platform
April 20, 2023  |  Biometrics

PopID now enables palm verification as well as face verification. The firm has partnered with PalmID to add the palm option to its platform for...

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AI Helps Banks and Merchants Fill Digital Payments Risk Management Gap
AI Helps Banks and Merchants Fill Digital Payments Risk Management Gap
April 13, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Digital commerce has a data problem. Jeff Hallenbeck, head of financial partnerships at Forter, told PYMNTS that “data droughts” exist between issuers, payment service providers...

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B2B App Platform Relish Adds GIACT to Authenticate Bank Information
B2B App Platform Relish Adds GIACT to Authenticate Bank Information
April 12, 2023  |  Authentication

B2B app platform Relish has added GIACT solutions to validate and authenticate bank information. With this partnership, Relish will enhance the supplier data onboarding and...

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LifeWallet Tackles Healthcare Sector’s ‘Antiquated Technologies’
LifeWallet Tackles Healthcare Sector’s ‘Antiquated Technologies’
April 05, 2023  |  Healthcare

Healthcare reimbursement firm LifeWallet has debuted several upgrades to its system. The new enhancements, announced in a Wednesday (April 5) press release, include a new...

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Paying for Verified Blue Checkmarks Could Hurt Brands and Retailers
Paying for Verified Blue Checkmarks Could Hurt Brands and Retailers
April 04, 2023  |  Retail

After acquiring Twitter for $44 billion in 2022, Elon Musk publicized the idea of paying for the coveted blue checkmark, which was met with mixed...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: How SMBs Can Fight the Fraud Threats of Remote Work
PYMNTS Intelligence: How SMBs Can Fight the Fraud Threats of Remote Work
April 04, 2023  |  Fraud Prevention

Remote working was a boon to businesses during the pandemic, as technology allowed many companies to remain productive when much of the world was shutting down. Along with...

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PayPal Begins Rolling out Passkeys for Google Android Devices
PayPal Begins Rolling out Passkeys for Google Android Devices
March 23, 2023  |  Authentication

PayPal has begun rolling out passkeys for Google Android devices. The rollout has begun with Android mobile web users in the United States and will...

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