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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How Contextual Awareness ‘Lets the Right Guy in’ for Transaction Security

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  |  Digital 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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