Alternative Payments Tracker news and trends

Zil Money on the Challenges of Digital Account Verification for FIs
eCommerce // June 08, 2022

No other industry has more at stake in digital identity verification than financial services, a future Zil Money’s Justin Timlin says will be driven by technology and shaped by how regulators want to see it deployed.

The Future of Digital Identity Verification: Driven by Technology, Shaped by Regulators
eCommerce // June 07, 2022

As the world becomes more connected and the number of digital devices used to conduct business continues to grow, organizations are under more pressure than ever to know with whom they are doing business. Customers, however, have waning tolerance for cumbersome identity verification processes, giving...

PYMNTS Intelligence: How eCommerce Marketplaces Can Leverage Digital Identity Protocols to Prevent Fraud
eCommerce // May 09, 2022

Online retail fraud is a quickly growing problem, with bad actors attempting to steal customers’ data, corporate funds and goods on a daily basis. A recent study found that more than 17% of all global eCommerce transactions during the 2021 holiday shopping season were fraudulent,...

Jane on Protecting Retail Customer Data With Digital Identity Verification
eCommerce // May 06, 2022

It's a war out there for eCommerce marketplaces right now, as they face a swirl of fraud attempts and bot attacks looking to steal customer data or score free merchandise. In this month’s “Alternative Payments Tracker,” Mark Spencer, senior vice president of commercial operations for...

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The Future of Digital Identity Verification: Driven by Technology, Shaped by Regulators

June 07, 2022
As the world becomes more connected and the number of digital devices used to conduct business continues to grow, organizations are under more pressure than ever to know with whom they are doing business. Customers, however, have waning tolerance for cumbersome identity verification processes, giving rise to the use of technologies such as biometrics that […]

Crypto.com Uses Biometrics, Wallet White-Listing to Weed Out Bad Actors

April 04, 2022
Cryptocurrency has been a never-ending roller coaster since its introduction more than a decade ago, seeing extreme highs and lows in value to its investors’ surprise, delight and dismay. As...

BNPL and Other Alternative Payments Need Stronger Authentication

March 25, 2022
Consumers’ banking and payment preferences have swiftly become digital-first, with mobile apps and eCommerce channels quickly replacing in-person branches or retail stores for many customers. These newfound preferences for online...