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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WilsonHCG On Leveraging Video, Digital ID Tools To Ease Remote Hiring
WilsonHCG On Leveraging Video, Digital ID Tools To Ease Remote Hiring
January 15, 2021  |  Authentication

Hiring and vetting job applicants remotely has become par for the course, but not all companies know how to verify job applicants' identities digitally, says...

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Video, Facial ID Become Tools To Vet And On Board Remote Workforce
Video, Facial ID Become Tools To Vet And On Board Remote Workforce
January 14, 2021  |  Authentication

Employers reflecting on 2020 will largely remember it as the year of the remote shift. A survey of 1,200 companies across numerous industries found that...

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Deep Dive: Why ML Plays A Key Role In Debit Issuers’ Fraud-Fighting Strategies
Deep Dive: Why ML Plays A Key Role In Debit Issuers’ Fraud-Fighting Strategies
December 31, 2020  |  Next-Gen Debit

Debit card issuers face an ever-growing array of fraud schemes perpetrated against them and their account holders. Effective card offerings require financial institutions (FIs) to...

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Avidia Bank On The Digital Approach To Meeting Customers’, Businesses’ Needs
Avidia Bank On The Digital Approach To Meeting Customers’, Businesses’ Needs
December 29, 2020  |  Digital-First Banking

Banks are fast-tracking digital-first banking solutions, but customers used to walking into a branch struggle to adapt, says CarrieAnne Cormier, senior vice president of retail...

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Facebook To Add Two-Factor Authentication To Some Accounts
Facebook To Add Two-Factor Authentication To Some Accounts
December 22, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook will increase its security offerings, especially for high-profile users, the social media giant announced Tuesday (Dec. 22). The company will support the use of...

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Kount, FreedomPay Join Forces To Offer Payments Platform, Fraud Prevention Package
Kount, FreedomPay Join Forces To Offer Payments Platform, Fraud Prevention Package
December 17, 2020  |  Authentication

Fraud protection specialist Kount and Philadelphia-based payments platform FreedomPay are teaming up to offer “an integrated, complete solution to enable international expansion with fraud-free payments and frictionless customer” experiences....

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Return To Sender: Bad Address Data Costs U.S. Businesses Billions
Return To Sender: Bad Address Data Costs U.S. Businesses Billions
December 15, 2020  |  Authentication

Elvis Presley’s 1960s hit “Return to Sender” might have been about a lover’s spat, but in real life, the impact of “no such person, no such...

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Video-Based KYC Fixes Its Gaze On Fraudsters
Video-Based KYC Fixes Its Gaze On Fraudsters
December 11, 2020  |  Authentication

Hide and seek is fun when you’re five, but it’s a tedious cat-and-mouse affair after you grow up and it turns into an interminable bout...

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Deep Dive: Why Video-Based KYC Is Key To Seamless, Cost-Effective FI Onboarding
Deep Dive: Why Video-Based KYC Is Key To Seamless, Cost-Effective FI Onboarding
December 10, 2020  |  Authentication

The need for financial services providers to properly verify potential customersʼ identities took center stage in 2012 — the year HSBC, Europeʼs largest bank, was...

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