Akamai news and trends

Closing the Awareness-Action Gap Key to Strengthening API Security 
API // April 03, 2024

Application programming interfaces (APIs) have become the cornerstone of the digital ecosystem, handling a significant share of internet traffic and enabling seamless interactions among various software systems and platforms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

No-Password Login Platform Trusona Secures $20M
Investments // January 15, 2020

Capitalizing on a major ideological shift within technology firms, online privacy and security company Trusona has raised $20 million, with contributions from Georgian Partners, Microsoft’s M12, Kleiner Perkins, OurCrowd, Seven Peaks Ventures and Akamai. Trusona utilizes popular new technologies other than passwords — including biometrics...

Cross-Border Payment Efforts Grab Funding
B2B Payments // February 14, 2019

Amid the battle heating up between Ripple and SWIFT over payments infrastructure, SendFriend, a Ripple partner, gets funding for its cross-border payments efforts. Elsewhere, MUFG forges ahead with blockchain-based payment efforts.

Bitcoin Daily: MUFG Bank, FinTech Akamai Team On Blockchain Tech; Ethereum Messaging App Status Revamps...
Bitcoin // February 14, 2019

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is teaming up with Akamai Technologies to create a payments network based on blockchain, CoinDesk reported. MUFG said the platform, dubbed the Global Open Network, will handle more than 1 million transactions per second. The system is said to be created...

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Visa and Akamai Collaborate to Solve Identity Challenges in Agentic Commerce

December 17, 2025
Visa and cybersecurity and cloud computing company Akamai Technologies are collaborating to strengthen the trust layer in agentic commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, […]

No-Password Login Platform Trusona Secures $20M

January 15, 2020
Capitalizing on a major ideological shift within technology firms, online privacy and security company Trusona has raised $20 million, with contributions from Georgian Partners, Microsoft’s M12, Kleiner Perkins, OurCrowd, Seven...

Bitcoin Daily: MUFG Bank, FinTech Akamai Team On Blockchain Tech; Ethereum Messaging App Status Revamps...

February 14, 2019
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is teaming up with Akamai Technologies to create a payments network based on blockchain, CoinDesk reported. MUFG said the platform, dubbed the Global Open Network, will...

DDoS Attacks With Cryptocurrency Demands Increasing

March 05, 2018
Distributed denial of service attacks, otherwise known as DDoS, have now added a cryptocurrency mining twist to the scam, requiring victims to pay the ransom. Get the Full Story Complete...