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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Deep Dive: How Banks and Payments Providers Can Protect Customers, Merchants From Fraud Threats
Deep Dive: How Banks and Payments Providers Can Protect Customers, Merchants From Fraud Threats
October 04, 2021  |  Authentication

Customers flocked to online channels to access the goods and services they needed during pandemic closures, and research shows they have no plans to change...

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HSBC on Authenticating Customer Payments to Reduce Fraud
HSBC on Authenticating Customer Payments to Reduce Fraud
October 01, 2021  |  Authentication

Telling good transactions from bad is tough when customers are scammed into validating fraudulent payments. In the Authenticated Payments Report, HSBC’s Drew Douglas explains how...

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Combating the ‘Bad Guys’ Through Sophisticated Digital Identity Verification
Combating the ‘Bad Guys’ Through Sophisticated Digital Identity Verification
October 01, 2021  |  Biometrics

Businesses around the world are going through a digital transformation to build more efficient digital channels. But in doing so, they are potentially exposing themselves...

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With 80% of Data Breaches Involving Passwords, Their Retirement Cannot Happen Soon Enough
With 80% of Data Breaches Involving Passwords, Their Retirement Cannot Happen Soon Enough
September 28, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Passwords are, in a word, broken. We all know this — and yet we continue to use them almost reflexively. “Passwords provide a poor user...

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Entersekt Adds FIDO Authentication to Security Suite
Entersekt Adds FIDO Authentication to Security Suite
September 16, 2021  |  Authentication

Mobile-first FinTech authentication platform Entersekt has expanded its authentication suite to include Fast ID Online (FIDO) authentication, the company announced on Thursday (Sept. 16), in...

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Microsoft Goes Passwordless
Microsoft Goes Passwordless
September 15, 2021  |  Authentication

Microsoft is debuting a new feature to let users remove passwords from its accounts and will be moving forward passwordless, The Verge reported. As of...

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Silicon Valley Bank Teams With Plaid for ACH Tokenization
Silicon Valley Bank Teams With Plaid for ACH Tokenization
September 15, 2021  |  Authentication

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is partnering with FinTech infrastructure firm Plaid for instant authentication of bank account information using ACH tokenization. SVB is the first...

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Deep Dive: How Banks and Payment Providers Are Addressing PSD2 and SCA Complications
Deep Dive: How Banks and Payment Providers Are Addressing PSD2 and SCA Complications
September 15, 2021  |  Authentication

An almost unfathomable amount of money crisscrosses the globe each year, with $156 trillion expected to move across borders annually by 2022. These payments include...

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New Report: Half of Large Firms Are Focused On Digital Identity and Authentication
New Report: Half of Large Firms Are Focused On Digital Identity and Authentication
September 14, 2021  |  Authentication

The digital shift quickly morphed into the connected economy, and in that online global ecosystem, identity is at least half the battle when it comes...

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