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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Meep and LISNR Partner on Contactless Authentications for Transit Operators
Meep and LISNR Partner on Contactless Authentications for Transit Operators
March 06, 2023  |  Transportation

Meep and LISNR have partnered on contactless authentications for bus, train and transit operators. This collaboration adds LISNR’s proximity verification technology to Meep’s mobility-as-a-service (MaaS)...

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Visa Teams With F5 on Secure eCommerce Checkout for Merchants
Visa Teams With F5 on Secure eCommerce Checkout for Merchants
March 06, 2023  |  Retail

Security firm F5 has partnered with Visa to help merchants reduce friction at checkout. “Customers expect seamless commerce experiences and transactions to be secure,” the companies said in a news...

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More Than Half of Bank Consumers Want Better Transaction Security
More Than Half of Bank Consumers Want Better Transaction Security
March 06, 2023  |  Authentication

As authentication technologies evolve and consumer awareness of security measures grows, retail banking customers demand more secure and user-friendly online identity verification. PYMNTS’ latest research...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: Technology Is Needed to Safeguard Faster Payments
PYMNTS Intelligence: Technology Is Needed to Safeguard Faster Payments
March 01, 2023  |  B2B Payments

Robust fraud prevention measures, having always been an important tool for businesses, are now a must. When payments took hours or days to go through, companies had more...

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Unpacking the Ying and Yang of Modern Fraud Tools
Unpacking the Ying and Yang of Modern Fraud Tools
February 28, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

As attractive as new technology and digital tools appear, they also have a darker side. “There’s a bit of Ying and Yang,” Gerhard Oosthuizen, chief...

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Invoice Verification Slows Pace of Real-Time Business Payments Fraud
Invoice Verification Slows Pace of Real-Time Business Payments Fraud
February 28, 2023  |  B2B Payments

Business-to-business (B2B) payments are transforming as companies of all sizes swap checks and traditional payment methods for real-time payments, embedded finance solutions and banking-as-a-service (BaaS)...

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Why Is It So Hard to Get Rid of Passwords?
Why Is It So Hard to Get Rid of Passwords?
February 27, 2023  |  Authentication

A multifaceted approach to digital identity can shore up eCommerce defenses against risk and fraudsters. And that multifaceted approach, Prove Chief Security Officer and Chief...

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An Industry Insider on Balancing Security With Seamlessness
An Industry Insider on Balancing Security With Seamlessness
February 24, 2023  |  Credit Unions

58% of FIs reported a rise in the cost of fraudulent transactions in 2022, which is why Seth Ruden of First Tech Federal Credit Union...

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Meta Follows Twitter Into Subscriptions
Meta Follows Twitter Into Subscriptions
February 19, 2023  |  Meta

Meta will begin testing a paid verification service for creators on Facebook and Instagram. The social media giant announced the launch of Meta Verified on...

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