ICBA Bancard, the payments services unit of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), announced Wednesday (Sept. 13) a new partnership with CardinalCommerce. In a press release, ICBA Bancard said with the partnership, CardinalCommerce will provide its data-driven consumer authentication solution, which helps reduce online...
AimBrain, a London-based startup providing clients with biometric identity fraud protection services, has raised £4 million in Series A funding. According to a report in TechCrunch, the round of funding for the startup was led by BGF Ventures, a venture capital fund investing in U.K. technology...
Capital One announced Monday (May 15) it launched a pilot program that it says will make it easier for online services to identify customers, by letting them access the same identity verification technologies it uses with its own clients. According to a report, Capital One...
Usernames and passwords are shaping up to go the way of the dinosaur, the dodo and parachute pants. But the transition to stronger authentication measures has largely been uneven. For the most part, strong authentication measures have been largely leveraged by governments and a few major...
Social Security numbers just aren’t enough. When it comes to security, digital identities are shaping up to be among the best lines of defense against fraud — and making sure someone is who she says she is. The question is: Who owns, and should help...
For millennials — who are adulting differently and who lack troves of creditworthy data to their name — identity verification can be a challenge. Johnny Ayers, cofounder and SVP of business development at Socure, sat down with Karen Webster to discuss why knowing a millennial...
In financial services, consumers vote with their feet as much as their pocketbooks. The question is: How can financial firms engender trust to a level that translates into customer stickiness? In an interview with Karen Webster, Entrust Datacard CMO Ray Wizbowski weighed in on the...
Backbase, an omnichannel digital banking company, and Entersekt, a transaction authentication and mobile security company, announced last week they have partnered to deliver authentication technology that they say delivers an intuitive, no-fuss experience for customers. Under the terms of the deal, Backbase will offer Entersekt’s...
TIAA, the financial services provider, announced this week the launch of its new voice biometric authentication technology, which it said will improve customer experience, particularly when speaking to a customer service representative. In a press release, TIAA said customers can now create a so-called “voiceprint”...
