Id news and trends

Google Wallet Debuts Digital IDs and Enhances Commuter Features
News // September 12, 2024

Google Wallet on Thursday (Sept. 12) unveiled enhanced features to improve the travel and commuting experience. Starting soon, per a Thursday Google blog post, U.S. users can create digital IDs from their passports for use at select TSA checkpoints, making domestic travel more convenient. The...

The $400 Million Problem: Intellicheck CEO Details the Cost of Fake IDs
Cybersecurity // June 26, 2024

Bryan Lewis, CEO of Intellicheck, has a stark take on just how severe the damage a fraudster can inflict with a few bits of information. “People don’t realize how easy it is to steal your identity. If I can get your social media account or...

Fintracking Launches Pay-as-You-Go ID Verification Platform 
Digital Identity // June 06, 2024

Compliance firm Fintracking has debuted a “pay-as-you-go” platform for ID verification. “The new platform provides a flexible and efficient way for businesses to securely verify identities and transactions, ensuring compliance and fraud prevention,” the Toronto-based company said in a news release Thursday (June 6). Included...

Socure and Trustly Partner on Pay-by-Bank Solution With Streamlined Onboarding
Payments Innovation // February 29, 2024

Socure and Trustly have partnered to offer merchants a pay-by-bank solution that includes a streamlined customer onboarding process and guaranteed fast payments. The solution designed for all merchants but is especially valuable for those in investing, gaming, trading, financial services and other industries that require robust know your...

Interviews & Exclusives
The $400 Million Problem: Intellicheck CEO Details the Cost of Fake IDs

June 26, 2024
Bryan Lewis, CEO of Intellicheck, has a stark take on just how severe the damage a fraudster can inflict with a few bits of information. “People don’t realize how easy it is to steal your identity. If I can get your social media account or your email, I can change everything about your life,” he […]

What If: Elon Musk’s X Becomes the Next Super App?

August 03, 2023
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 in building their own, perhaps...

Biometrics and Smartphones Make Life Without Passwords a Reality

February 15, 2023
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 despite the burgeoning popularity of...

Intelligent Tech Balances Customer Convenience With Identity Theft

December 19, 2022
Identity theft and other types of fraud will become even more widespread in 2023. That’s according to the latest report released by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), which predicts...

Quick Reads
Google Expands Chrome Browser’s Autofill to Include Passport, Driver’s License

November 03, 2025
Google’s Chrome browser can now fill in a user’s passport, driver’s license, vehicle license plate and vehicle identification number (VIN). This capability expands upon the addresses, passwords and payment information the browser can already fill in, the company said in a Monday (Nov. 3) blog post. It is available to desktop users who enable the […]

Fintracking Launches Pay-as-You-Go ID Verification Platform 

June 06, 2024
Compliance firm Fintracking has debuted a “pay-as-you-go” platform for ID verification. “The new platform provides a flexible and efficient way for businesses to securely verify identities and transactions, ensuring compliance...

Socure and Trustly Partner on Pay-by-Bank Solution With Streamlined Onboarding

February 29, 2024
Socure and Trustly have partnered to offer merchants a pay-by-bank solution that includes a streamlined customer onboarding process and guaranteed fast payments. The solution designed for all merchants but is especially valuable for...

Entrust Enters Exclusive Discussions to Acquire Onfido

February 06, 2024
Entrust has entered into exclusive discussions to acquire Onfido. This potential acquisition would add Onfido’s cloud-based, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered identity verification (IDV) technology to Entrust’s existing portfolio of identity solutions, Entrust said...