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Deep Dive: Retailers Face Mobile Authentication Challenges Under SCA
Deep Dive: Retailers Face Mobile Authentication Challenges Under SCA
October 09, 2019  |  Regulation

SCA may have arrived on the payments scene, but questions remain regarding its exact authentication requirements. The overarching rule is simple enough: Consumers who make...

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Trending: How EU Regulators Are Complicating SCA Compliance
Trending: How EU Regulators Are Complicating SCA Compliance
October 07, 2019  |  Regulation

Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) is just weeks-old and already mired in controversy. Merchants in the European Union (EU) are still wondering exactly what changes the...

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How SCA’s Deadline Is Impacting EU Merchants’ Authentication Approaches
How SCA’s Deadline Is Impacting EU Merchants’ Authentication Approaches
September 13, 2019  |  Regulation

The deadline to comply with SCA is Sept. 14, and European payment providers and merchants will have to either sink or swim. Unfortunately, the former...

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Inside Australia’s Push For A Safe And Trusted Digital ID
Inside Australia’s Push For A Safe And Trusted Digital ID
September 09, 2019  |  Authentication

Although accessing government services online is much more convenient than in person, it can be a struggle for those who lack digital ID. That's a...

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Bitcoin Daily: Russia Central Bank Mulls Digital Currency; FB Crypto Under Fire
Bitcoin Daily: Russia Central Bank Mulls Digital Currency; FB Crypto Under Fire
June 18, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Economist Nouriel Roubini has called out Facebook’s soon-to-be announced cryptocurrency, GlobalCoin, saying it is not really crypto. “It has nothing to do with blockchain. Fully...

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Security Experts Warn About New Scam That Bypasses 2FA
Security Experts Warn About New Scam That Bypasses 2FA
June 06, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Security experts are warning about a phishing scam that can help hackers bypass two-factor authentication (2FA). The attack was demonstrated for the first time at...

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Android 7 Phones Can Be Used As 2FA
Android 7 Phones Can Be Used As 2FA
April 10, 2019  |  Google

Google announced on Wednesday (April 10) that any mobile phone that runs the Android 7 operating system (OS) or higher can be used as a...

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Averon CEO: Mobilizing The Wireless Identity Network
Averon CEO: Mobilizing The Wireless Identity Network
March 26, 2018  |  Authentication

Two years ago, journalist Walter Isaacson wrote about the “two original sins of the internet.” One was about journalism in particular, and the idea that...

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Hacker Tracker: Identity Fraud On The Rise
Hacker Tracker: Identity Fraud On The Rise
May 12, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Greater connectivity means greater opportunities — not just for businesses and consumers, but also for fraudsters. A recent study released by Forrester Consulting and digital...

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