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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The Complicated Role Of Speed In Payments And Commerce
The Complicated Role Of Speed In Payments And Commerce
March 22, 2019  |  Today In Data

Faster payments is starting to make a splash in healthcare — thought as one source cautions, innovation in B2B payments is about more than “getting faster.” Speed...

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Deep Dive: The Road To Seamless Multichannel Authentication
Deep Dive: The Road To Seamless Multichannel Authentication
March 22, 2019  |  Authentication

Consumers who are accessing multiple connected devices want to enjoy seamless authentication experiences across them — they want their data and online activities synchronized regardless...

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What’s In Your ‘Citizen Wallet?’
What’s In Your ‘Citizen Wallet?’
March 22, 2019  |  Innovation

Government moves at its own pace, for better or worse or both, but that pace can provide opportunities for fraud and expensive errors – mistakes and...

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Why The Netherlands Waited A Year To Roll Out PSD2
Why The Netherlands Waited A Year To Roll Out PSD2
March 22, 2019  |  Regulation

With PSD2 becoming firmly planted in the European Union (EU), more markets are integrating the regulation into their financial systems, and prepping for changes in...

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How Payments (And Healthcare) Drive Digital Innovation
How Payments (And Healthcare) Drive Digital Innovation
March 21, 2019  |  Today In Data

There is a gap between what merchants say they want to do toward innovation and what they actually do — and from that gap come insights into retail...

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Curing Medical ID Pains With Biometrics
Curing Medical ID Pains With Biometrics
March 21, 2019  |  Authentication

Here’s another place where passwords need to take a hike: healthcare. Bruce Forman, chief information security officer for UMass Memorial Health Care, tells PYMNTS that...

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FDA eCig Crackdown Boosts Appeal Of Online Authentication
FDA eCig Crackdown Boosts Appeal Of Online Authentication
March 21, 2019  |  Authentication

It might not have been inevitable, perhaps, but it was certainly expected: a regulatory backlash concerning the booming trade (both online and in brick-and-mortar stores)...

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Healthcare’s Cure For Ailing Passwords: Biometrics
Healthcare’s Cure For Ailing Passwords: Biometrics
March 20, 2019  |  Authentication

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The Kinder, Gentler AI-Powered Call Center
The Kinder, Gentler AI-Powered Call Center
March 19, 2019  |  call center commerce

When it comes to interacting with call centers, consumers have become increasingly comfortable with automation. In fact, customers are starting to chafe at traditional authentication...

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