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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Online Scam Complexity Is Paradoxically Keeping Banks’ Fraud Controls Offline

Online Scam Complexity Is Paradoxically Keeping Banks’ Fraud Controls Offline
Online Scam Complexity Is Paradoxically Keeping Banks’ Fraud Controls Offline
January 20, 2023  |  Cybersecurity

As long as banks have been around, they’ve been tremendously attractive targets for “robbers.” The tit-for-tat between bad actors chasing after bank deposits has evolved...

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Authentication Is Necessary to Stop Invoice Fraud
Authentication Is Necessary to Stop Invoice Fraud
January 19, 2023  |  B2B Payments

Only 38% of businesses are using document and identity authentication tools, leaving most organizations vulnerable to fraud attacks linked to incoming payments. In this month’s...

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PopID and Toshiba Partner on Facial Recognition POS Systems
PopID and Toshiba Partner on Facial Recognition POS Systems
January 13, 2023  |  Biometrics

PopID and Toshiba have partnered to add biometrics to point-of-sale (POS) and self-checkout systems. With the new collaboration, PopID’s biometric solution PopPay will be integrated...

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Biometric Authentication Can Help Merchants Reduce Fraud, but It’s Not Foolproof
Biometric Authentication Can Help Merchants Reduce Fraud, but It’s Not Foolproof
January 13, 2023  |  Authentication

Facial biometrics, bolstered by other advanced ID technology, may help merchants fight fraud with fewer recognition errors. As fraud continues to rise in 2023, merchants...

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Digital ID Aims to Simplify Brits’ Use of Public Services
Digital ID Aims to Simplify Brits’ Use of Public Services
January 10, 2023  |  Authentication

The United Kingdom is preparing legislation to help people prove their identity online. In a draft legislation to support identity verification published this month, the...

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UK and EU’s Payments and Crypto Regulation Divergence Set to Accelerate
UK and EU’s Payments and Crypto Regulation Divergence Set to Accelerate
December 30, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In 2023, the U.K. will accelerate its divergence from EU payment and crypto regulations. Meanwhile, the EU is moving ahead with its own policy agenda...

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Trusted ID Networks Offer Best Line of Defense Against Fraudsters
Trusted ID Networks Offer Best Line of Defense Against Fraudsters
December 28, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Dynamic friction keeps the bad guys out, and trusted identity verification networks (ID networks) keep good customers transacting. Brad Wiskirchen, senior vice president and general...

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Digital-First Shoppers Top 2022 Retail Technology Trends
Digital-First Shoppers Top 2022 Retail Technology Trends
December 27, 2022  |  Retail

In 2022, trends in retail technology materialized or matured in a year that defied predictions. Confining our scope to just what happened in retail, PYMNTS...

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