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authentication

Authentication is the act of proving an assertion, such as the identity of a computer system user. In contrast with identification, the act of indicating a person or thing's identity, authentication is the process of verifying that identity.

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Entrust Adds AI-Powered Verification to ID Platform
Entrust Adds AI-Powered Verification to ID Platform
January 21, 2025  |  Authentication

Entrust has added artificial intelligence (AI)-powered verification to its identity-as-a-service (IDaaS) platform. The new offering, announced Tuesday (Jan. 21), is being introduced to respond to...

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How Contextual Awareness ‘Lets the Right Guy in’ for Transaction Security
How Contextual Awareness ‘Lets the Right Guy in’ for Transaction Security
January 21, 2025  |  Authentication

Financial institutions (FIs) can be thought of as the gatekeepers in online commerce. In today’s environment of rising fraud, criminals are using advanced technologies to...

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Intellicheck CEO: Parents, Platforms and Legislation Critical for Age Verification as TikTok Comes Back Online
Intellicheck CEO: Parents, Platforms and Legislation Critical for Age Verification as TikTok Comes Back Online
January 21, 2025  |  Authentication

TikTok’s existential crisis is seemingly over — the platform went dark for only a matter of hours this past weekend. And so, the millions of...

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Mastercard: It Takes a Village to Improve the Online Checkout Experience
Mastercard: It Takes a Village to Improve the Online Checkout Experience
January 17, 2025  |  Checkout Conversion

Checkout is the last mile in commerce, representing the critical moments of decision-making that can make or break a sale — and by extension, merchants’...

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60% of US Consumers Use P2P Apps to Pay Bills
60% of US Consumers Use P2P Apps to Pay Bills
January 16, 2025  |  Consumer Payments

Peer-to-peer (P2P) payment platforms have gained popularity, especially among young consumers who value quick and seamless transactions. As adoption expands, however, these platforms face the...

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Prove Acquires Portabl to Offer Reusable Digital Identities
Prove Acquires Portabl to Offer Reusable Digital Identities
January 15, 2025  |  Identity

Identity verification firm Prove has acquired fellow digital identity company Portabl. The deal, announced Tuesday (Jan. 14), gives Prove access to Portabl’s offerings including the...

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JPM to Offer Payment Terminals With Biometric Authentication
JPM to Offer Payment Terminals With Biometric Authentication
January 13, 2025  |  Biometrics

J.P. Morgan Payments has unveiled two new proprietary payment terminals that integrate in-store biometric authentication with payment capabilities. The terminals — a payment tablet called...

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What If Payment Cards Could Be More Than Just Functional?
What If Payment Cards Could Be More Than Just Functional?
January 13, 2025  |  Opinion

Asking “What if?” has led CompoSecure to breakthroughs like luxury metal payment cards, CompoSecure Chief Strategy Officer Lewis Rubovitz writes in a new PYMNTS eBook,...

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Talkdesk Adds AI Agents for Retail Customer Service
Talkdesk Adds AI Agents for Retail Customer Service
January 09, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Talkdesk added artificial intelligence agents for customer service to its range of AI-powered customer experience solutions. The new Talkdesk AI Agents for Retail join the...

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