Digital Identity

Digital Identity
Survey: Ransomware Affects 58% of Health Orgs
January 31, 2022

COVID brought with it many changes, including the rapid, widespread digital transformation in the healthcare space, a switch characterized by telemedicine becoming the norm for everyday medical appointments. A recent survey found that 56% of hospital and health system leaders have plans to increase their...

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Florida Hospital Data Breach Spotlights Urgency to Safeguard Identities, Not Just Payments 
January 06, 2022

So much of commerce has gone online, so many transactions are done digitally as the pandemic lingers, that it might be tempting to think that securing payments, naturally, would secure all other aspects of internet interaction. Secure the bank account details, in other words —...

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Digital Identity Network Trulioo Boosts Crypto Firm Roster With GMO Trust and Centbee
December 14, 2021

Global identity verification firm Trulioo has onboarded six new clients as part of its GlobalGateway marketplace of digital identity data and services, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS on Tuesday (Dec. 14). Centbee, GMO Trust, Omni Matrix, Skilling, Strike Protocols and Vintech Capital...

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Trulioo Launches ID Verification for Gen Z, Student Inclusion
December 07, 2021

Global identity verification firm Trulioo is launching an expanded service, with U.S. student records added to the company’s GlobalGateway marketplace supporting compliance, know your customer (KYC), and anti-money laundering (AML) solutions, according to a press release on Tuesday (Dec. 7). With the new service, Trulioo...

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New Privacy Rules Could Derail User Data Collection by Companies
December 02, 2021

Both tech giants and governments have been debuting new rules that could throw off the flow of user data that is used by companies for targeting with online ads, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Thursday (Dec. 2). Apple, for example, has changed things on...

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Deep Dive: How Digital Identity Solutions Can Enable Age-Restricted Vending Machines to Satisfy Verification Requirements
November 24, 2021

Unattended retail solutions have been around for decades, with vending machines carrying sodas and snacks being rolled out as cost-effective solutions to sell food and sundries without forcing merchants to purchase retail property or employ full-time employees. These machines have branched out in recent years,...

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How Digital Identity Solutions Can Ease Compliance Challenges at Cannabis Vending Machines
November 23, 2021

Automated vending is seen as the next step in legal cannabis distribution, but it comes with a host of legal and compliance-related challenges. In the Digital Identity Tracker, Zane Gilmer, an attorney who represents cannabis-related businesses, describes how digital identity and biometrics can help dispensaries...

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Digital ID, Biometrics Help Marijuana Dispensaries Tackle Automated Vending Compliance
November 22, 2021

Digital identity solutions have become increasingly widespread in recent years as alternatives or supplements to old-fashioned authentication methods like passwords. Businesses of all types are rapidly implementing digital authentication solutions to verify their customers more quickly and securely than ever before, especially for self-service kiosks...

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Digital Identity Firm GBG Acquires Acuant For $736M
November 19, 2021

The digital identity firm GBG has reached an agreement to acquire the identify verification provider Acuant in a cash-free, debt-free $736 million deal that brings together two leaders in the global digital identity sector.  “A long-time partner, Acuant has a product suite that is a...