identity

‘Unbeatable’ Fake IDs Become Booming Underground Business
‘Unbeatable’ Fake IDs Become Booming Underground Business
February 16, 2025  |  Identity

While digital identity crimes are an ever-present threat, fake physical IDs have never gone away. And as The New York Times (NYT) reported recently, these...

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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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iCapital to Add ‘Reusable Financial Identity’ With Parallel Markets Acquisition
iCapital to Add ‘Reusable Financial Identity’ With Parallel Markets Acquisition
January 16, 2025  |  Acquisitions

FinTech company iCapital plans to enhance its alternative investment marketplace platform for the wealth and asset management industries by acquiring Parallel Markets. The company entered...

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Prove Acquires Portabl to Offer Reusable Digital Identities
Prove Acquires Portabl to Offer Reusable Digital Identities
January 15, 2025  |  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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Latin America May Offer Roadmap for Passkeys to Replace Passwords
Latin America May Offer Roadmap for Passkeys to Replace Passwords
December 09, 2024  |  Identity

The passwordless future has long been promised, but has long been just over the horizon — remaining more an aspiration than a reality. Passwords, after...

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LinkedIn to Show User Verification Badges Within Primary Feed
LinkedIn to Show User Verification Badges Within Primary Feed
October 25, 2024  |  Identity

LinkedIn will reportedly begin showing user verification badges within its primary feed in November. This move comes after the company began verifying users in April...

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Mastercard Debuts New Tool for Verifying Cardholders’ ID
Mastercard Debuts New Tool for Verifying Cardholders’ ID
October 14, 2024  |  Authentication

Mastercard has a new way for issuers to confirm cardholders’ identifying information. Dennis Gamiello, the company’s executive vice president for identity products and innovation, wrote...

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Prove Identity Says Checkmarks Are Future of ID Verification in the Age of AI
Prove Identity Says Checkmarks Are Future of ID Verification in the Age of AI
October 10, 2024  |  Identity

More than 30 years ago, a cartoon appeared in the New Yorker, now made famous by any number of memes and framed pictures — a...

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Businesses Race to Meet Federal ‘RealID’ Compliance Deadline
Businesses Race to Meet Federal ‘RealID’ Compliance Deadline
October 04, 2024  |  Identity

In an age where security is paramount and identity fraud is a growing concern, the Real ID Act stands at the forefront of a significant shift...

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