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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123Loadboard Adds Carrier Identity Verification to Freight Matching Platform
123Loadboard Adds Carrier Identity Verification to Freight Matching Platform
January 31, 2023  |  Authentication

123Loadboard has added carrier identity verification to its freight matching platform. This new feature streamlines and accelerates digital freight booking by enabling brokers and shippers...

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Biometrics Emerge as Consumers’ Favorite Form of Authentication
Biometrics Emerge as Consumers’ Favorite Form of Authentication
January 27, 2023  |  Biometrics

The traditional password remains the most common authentication method modern consumers use for online transactions. This, as new PYMNTS and Entersekt research in the January...

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Customers Prefer Advanced Authentication Tools, but Many Are Still Stuck With Passwords
Customers Prefer Advanced Authentication Tools, but Many Are Still Stuck With Passwords
January 27, 2023  |  Authentication

Most consumers would choose “anything” besides password-driven account authentication, but overwhelmingly still have to use them. Don’t blame them, though. Customers would if they could....

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75% of Businesses Know They Need Better Digital Fraud Tools
75% of Businesses Know They Need Better Digital Fraud Tools
January 26, 2023  |  B2B Payments

Automated fraud-fighting systems have proven successful, although data suggests that firms planning in-house solutions may encounter unexpected headaches.  The B2B Payments Fraud Problem One of the...

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Half of Consumers Want More Security Measures From Banks
Half of Consumers Want More Security Measures From Banks
January 24, 2023  |  Authentication

PYMNTS’ latest research finds that despite a general satisfaction with existing security measures financial institutions (FIs) use, half of all adult consumers feel their banks...

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Online Scam Complexity Is Paradoxically Keeping Banks’ Fraud Controls Offline
Online Scam Complexity Is Paradoxically Keeping Banks’ Fraud Controls Offline
January 20, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

As long as banks have been around, they’ve been tremendously attractive targets for “robbers.” The tit-for-tat between bad actors chasing after bank deposits has evolved...

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Authentication Is Necessary to Stop Invoice Fraud
Authentication Is Necessary to Stop Invoice Fraud
January 19, 2023  |  B2B Payments

Only 38% of businesses are using document and identity authentication tools, leaving most organizations vulnerable to fraud attacks linked to incoming payments. In this month’s...

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PopID and Toshiba Partner on Facial Recognition POS Systems
PopID and Toshiba Partner on Facial Recognition POS Systems
January 13, 2023  |  Biometrics

PopID and Toshiba have partnered to add biometrics to point-of-sale (POS) and self-checkout systems. With the new collaboration, PopID’s biometric solution PopPay will be integrated...

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Biometric Authentication Can Help Merchants Reduce Fraud, but It’s Not Foolproof
Biometric Authentication Can Help Merchants Reduce Fraud, but It’s Not Foolproof
January 13, 2023  |  Authentication

Facial biometrics, bolstered by other advanced ID technology, may help merchants fight fraud with fewer recognition errors. As fraud continues to rise in 2023, merchants...

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