Super apps like Alibaba’s Alipay and Tencent’s WeChat have become super successful in Asia. Their market dominance in turn has made Western entrepreneurs “super” interested...
Digital identity provider Socure has paid $70 million to buy document verification startup Berbix. The cash and stock transaction, announced Tuesday (June 27), allows Socure to integrate Berbix’s technology...
Plaid has launched a collaborative network designed to stop “the chain reaction of identity fraud.” The new Plaid Beacon network is open to FinTechs, financial institutions of all...
The FTC says increased use of biometrics raises “significant” concerns about security, privacy and discrimination. In a policy statement published Thursday (May 18), the Federal Trade Commission...
Oura has acquired Proxy in a bid to expand into payments and authentication. The acquisition adds Proxy’s digital identity signal platform to Oura’s lineup of...
Google Account users can now sign in without a password. The tech giant began rolling out support for passkeys across Google Accounts on all major...
Smile Identity has acquired Appruve to expand its digital identity verification solution across Africa. In addition to buying Appruve’s parent company, Inclusive Innovations, Smile Identity is working to finalize...
Thus far into 2023, “passwordless” remains among the buzziest of buzzwords in identity authentication. Nicole Jass, chief product officer at Prove Identity, told PYMNTS that...