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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EMVCo Takes On Proof of Permission for AI Payments
EMVCo Takes On Proof of Permission for AI Payments
October 02, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence agents add information to a card payment that merchants, issuers and networks don’t routinely exchange today: what the consumer authorized the agent to...

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Smart Shopping Agents Still Need Someone to Vouch for Them
Smart Shopping Agents Still Need Someone to Vouch for Them
October 02, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Synchrony’s Mike Storiale Artificial intelligence can already recommend the running shoes. The payments industry still must figure out...

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Fed’s Waller Says AI Shopping Changes What Banks Need to Authenticate
Fed’s Waller Says AI Shopping Changes What Banks Need to Authenticate
September 30, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The first rule of online payments is to prove that the person trying to pay is allowed to do so. Artificial intelligence is forcing banks...

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AI’s Payments Breakthrough Will Be Knowing When Not to Pay
AI’s Payments Breakthrough Will Be Knowing When Not to Pay
September 30, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Chris Trainor of Paymentus Giving an artificial intelligence agent a wallet is easy to understand. Giving it permission...

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Fraud Trends Put Fragmented Defenses Under Pressure
Fraud Trends Put Fragmented Defenses Under Pressure
September 28, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

The 43% of scam victims who pay fraudsters within an hour present banks with an obvious problem. There may be almost no time to stop...

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Banks Call for Audit Trail From AI Shopping Instructions to Payment Outcome
Banks Call for Audit Trail From AI Shopping Instructions to Payment Outcome
September 22, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

A group of six banks is calling for artificial intelligence shopping transactions to carry an auditable record of what a customer asked an agent to...

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The Next Fraud Frontier Is the Impostor Who Passes Every Check
The Next Fraud Frontier Is the Impostor Who Passes Every Check
September 17, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Card theft and account breaches remain major threats, but some of today’s fastest-growing fraud schemes begin earlier by targeting identity itself. Criminals increasingly use artificial...

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Revolut Says Customer Data Leaked in Email Scam
Revolut Says Customer Data Leaked in Email Scam
September 13, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

An email-based scam has reportedly led to the leak of Revolut customer data. The British FinTech says sensitive information from a “limited number” of customers...

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How 153 Million Stolen IDs Could Supercharge 5 Enterprise Fraud Attacks
How 153 Million Stolen IDs Could Supercharge 5 Enterprise Fraud Attacks
September 03, 2026  |  Identity theft

There’s a potentially massive driver’s license breach now under FBI investigation. The most consequential impact of the breach isn’t simply its size. It’s what may...

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