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AML/KYC Compliance Riffs On Biometrics
March 16, 2020

Anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) regulators have released the hounds, with billions in fines leveled by governments worldwide against financial institutions (FIs), online marketplaces and other entities in recent months for various violations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Digital Identity Gets Its Recognition
March 13, 2020

Say goodbye to your passwords … if you can remember them. As verifiable digital identity gradually becomes the next-gen driver’s license and passport, companies and individuals are bidding farewell to login credentials they either can’t recall or that have already been hacked. Get the Full...

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Deep Dive: Digital Driver’s Licenses Hit The Road
March 12, 2020

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Why Biometrics Could Be Key To Overcoming Contactless Payment Limits
March 11, 2020

Contactless payments improve the speed of payments but could hit a brick wall at the point of sale if transactions exceed a certain amount. In this month’s Digital Identity Tracker, PYMNTS spoke with NatWest’s David Crawford, head of effortless payments, about how the bank developed...

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Biometrics: The Key To Overcoming Contactless Payment Limits?
March 10, 2020

 Digital identity solutions are becoming more and more commonplace, especially as consumers grow increasingly aware of the weaknesses of authentication methods like passwords. A recent study found 32 percent of security incidents in 2019 involved phishing and 29 percent involved stolen credentials, both of which...

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Data Leak Pushes Samsung Toward Two-Factor Authentication
March 06, 2020

Samsung has activated two-factor authentication after a data leak showed strangers’ private information, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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Mastercard: Private/Public Pacts Pave The Way For Digital IDs
February 21, 2020

To advance the digital economy, smooth commerce and boost financial inclusion, billions of individuals across the globe need digital IDs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Rebuilding Document Authentication For A Faster-Paced Planet
February 18, 2020

Technology tends come with much advanced promotion — for the good reason that the more novel an idea, the more time needs to be spent building excitement for something that is, at base, unknown. Yet, of course, once excitement has been built, the challenge is matching...

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How To Build A Digital ID In Layers
February 14, 2020

The United Nations wants every individual digitally verified by 2030, in a bid to promote financial inclusion and reduce fraud. Trulioo Chief Operating Officer Zac Cohen tells Karen Webster the devil is in the details, since not every person can produce the same proof of...