The recent arrest of Telegram’s CEO has put the platform’s criminal connections in the spotlight. The messaging app has become the “premiere” platform for people seeking weapons, stolen data, illegal drugs and child sexual abuse material, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday (Sept. 8), citing...
Visa is reportedly considering a multimillion-dollar bid for fraud-prevention firm Featurespace. The payments giant is in advanced talks about a possible sale, Sky News reported Saturday (Aug. 24), citing unnamed sources. One source said the deal could be worth as much as $925 million, while...
ID verification firm Socure has introduced a new way for businesses to validate return customers. Selfie Reverification, announced Thursday (Aug. 8), can validate customers online with a selfie from any device in less than two seconds. “Identity verification isn’t a one-time event. As consumers interact...
Bryan Lewis, CEO of Intellicheck, has a stark take on just how severe the damage a fraudster can inflict with a few bits of information. “People don’t realize how easy it is to steal your identity. If I can get your social media account or...
June 26, 2024
Bryan Lewis, CEO of Intellicheck, has a stark take on just how severe the damage a fraudster can inflict with a few bits of information. “People don’t realize how easy it is to steal your identity. If I can get your social media account or your email, I can change everything about your life,” he […]
September 28, 2017
Familiarity doesn’t breed contempt in payments security; it builds breaches — the kind that linger and cost billions of dollars in losses tied to fraud. The synthetic ID may be fraudsters’ weapon of choice these days,...
March 27, 2017
More transactions are being done online, and through mobile devices. At the same time, fraudsters are stepping up their efforts to target mobile and digital devices as ways to steal identities....
October 28, 2024
J.P. Morgan Payments has teamed up with predictive bank account/payment intelligence company ValidiFI. The collaboration, announced Monday (Oct. 28), is designed to give businesses greater security and confidence in validating bank accounts and conducting transactions. “For organizations conducting digital transactions on the ACH network, having a reliable bank account verification service is essential in order […]
September 08, 2024
The recent arrest of Telegram’s CEO has put the platform’s criminal connections in the spotlight. The messaging app has become the “premiere” platform for people seeking weapons, stolen data, illegal...
August 25, 2024
Visa is reportedly considering a multimillion-dollar bid for fraud-prevention firm Featurespace. The payments giant is in advanced talks about a possible sale, Sky News reported Saturday (Aug. 24), citing unnamed...
August 08, 2024
ID verification firm Socure has introduced a new way for businesses to validate return customers. Selfie Reverification, announced Thursday (Aug. 8), can validate customers online with a selfie from any...
