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Plaid Launches Anti-Fraud Network
Plaid Launches Anti-Fraud Network
June 22, 2023  |  Identity theft

Plaid has launched a collaborative network designed to stop “the chain reaction of identity fraud.” The new Plaid Beacon network is open to FinTechs, financial institutions of all...

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FTC: Biometric Surveillance Could Threaten Civil Rights
FTC: Biometric Surveillance Could Threaten Civil Rights
May 18, 2023  |  Biometrics

The FTC says increased use of biometrics raises “significant” concerns about security, privacy and discrimination. In a policy statement published Thursday (May 18), the Federal Trade Commission...

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Oura Acquires Proxy to Expand Into Payments and Authentication
Oura Acquires Proxy to Expand Into Payments and Authentication
May 09, 2023  |  Biometrics

Oura has acquired Proxy in a bid to expand into payments and authentication. The acquisition adds Proxy’s digital identity signal platform to Oura’s lineup of...

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Google Adds Passkeys as Option for Google Accounts
Google Adds Passkeys as Option for Google Accounts
May 03, 2023  |  Google

Google Account users can now sign in without a password. The tech giant began rolling out support for passkeys across Google Accounts on all major...

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Smile Identity Acquires Appruve to Expand Identity Verification Across Africa
Smile Identity Acquires Appruve to Expand Identity Verification Across Africa
April 26, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Smile Identity has acquired Appruve to expand its digital identity verification solution across Africa. In addition to buying Appruve’s parent company, Inclusive Innovations, Smile Identity is working to finalize...

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Biometrics and Smartphones Make Life Without Passwords a Reality
Biometrics and Smartphones Make Life Without Passwords a Reality
February 15, 2023  |  Authentication

Thus far into 2023, “passwordless” remains among the buzziest of buzzwords in identity authentication. Nicole Jass, chief product officer at Prove Identity, told PYMNTS that...

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Report: Facial Recognition Faces Fresh Concerns, Calls for Regulation
Report: Facial Recognition Faces Fresh Concerns, Calls for Regulation
January 08, 2023  |  Biometrics

Is facial recognition growing too fast for its — and our — own good? In the wake several wrongful arrests and incorrect ID attempts, facial...

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Intelligent Tech Balances Customer Convenience With Identity Theft
Intelligent Tech Balances Customer Convenience With Identity Theft
December 19, 2022  |  Identity

Identity theft and other types of fraud will become even more widespread in 2023. That’s according to the latest report released by the Identity Theft...

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Can Google Wallet Hold Its Own in Competitive, Highly Regulated ID Authentication Landscape?
Can Google Wallet Hold Its Own in Competitive, Highly Regulated ID Authentication Landscape?
August 16, 2022  |  Identity

Depending on the country they live in, Android users of the Google Pay app may have noticed a recent update replacing Google Pay with a...

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