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PYMNTS Intelligence: How Robust Identity Authentication Can Help FinTechs Meet Growing Cybersecurity Challenges

PYMNTS Intelligence: How Robust Identity Authentication Can Help FinTechs Meet Growing Cybersecurity Challenges
PYMNTS Intelligence: How Robust Identity Authentication Can Help FinTechs Meet Growing Cybersecurity Challenges
March 29, 2022  |  Authentication

Today’s consumers are tapping nontraditional banking and payment solutions more often, turning to neobanks or alternative payment solutions such as mobile wallets to conduct many...

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Today in Data: The Numbers in Money Laundering
Today in Data: The Numbers in Money Laundering
March 28, 2022  |  Today In Data

Today in data, digital identity verification techniques can reduce money laundering and increase compliance. Plus, a former Paraguay congresswoman was sentenced in a money laundering...

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Why Identity Verification and Fraud Protection Are Key to Alternative Payments’ Growth
Why Identity Verification and Fraud Protection Are Key to Alternative Payments’ Growth
March 28, 2022  |  Authentication

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) options are becoming increasingly attractive to consumers, but that growing popularity is also making them a more enticing target for...

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Convenience Drives Consumer Interest in Advanced ID Verification Technologies
Convenience Drives Consumer Interest in Advanced ID Verification Technologies
March 25, 2022  |  Authentication

In providing secure verification for online accounts, there are several alternatives to legacy username and password-based processes that fall under the umbrella term “advanced ID...

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Today in FinTech: Ola Buys Digital Bank; Alt Finance Needs Stronger ID Security
Today in FinTech: Ola Buys Digital Bank; Alt Finance Needs Stronger ID Security
March 25, 2022  |  Technology

In today’s FinTech news, ride-hail firm Ola acquires challenger bank Avail Finance, while Relay Payments launches a payments solution for the fleet industry. Plus, a...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: How Digital Identity Can Reduce Money Laundering and Improve AML Compliance
PYMNTS Intelligence: How Digital Identity Can Reduce Money Laundering and Improve AML Compliance
March 25, 2022  |  Authentication

Money laundering is a perpetual challenge for banks, payments providers and the oversight agencies assigned to monitor them. Experts estimate that up to 5% of...

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Czech Security Firm Avast to Acquire Digital ID Company SecureKey 
Czech Security Firm Avast to Acquire Digital ID Company SecureKey 
March 24, 2022  |  Digital Onboarding

Global digital security and privacy firm Avast is planning to acquire digital identity and authentication company SecureKey Technologies for undisclosed terms, according to a press...

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Tools Like Digital ID and Oracles Bring KYC Controls to DeFi
Tools Like Digital ID and Oracles Bring KYC Controls to DeFi
March 24, 2022  |  Digital Identity

Even without the urgency of cryptocurrency-enabled Russian sanctions violations, bringing know your customer (KYC) identity verification to decentralized finance (DeFi) was always a matter of...

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