Identity news and trends

Intellicheck CEO: Parents, Platforms and Legislation Critical for Age Verification as TikTok Comes Back Online
Authentication // January 21, 2025

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 creators and viewers around the world have resumed their love affair with the social media platform.  While the ultimate fate...

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

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 into a definitive agreement under which iCapital will acquire Parallel Markets, which provides “reusable financial identity,” the companies said in...

Prove Acquires Portabl to Offer Reusable Digital Identities
Identity // January 15, 2025

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 company’s specialty: reusable ID verification and networks. “Think back to the last time you signed up for a new online...

Latin America May Offer Roadmap for Passkeys to Replace Passwords
Identity // December 09, 2024

The passwordless future has long been promised, but has long been just over the horizon — remaining more an aspiration than a reality. Passwords, after all, are sticky. We’ve used them for decades, augmented by security questions drawing upon moms’ maiden names, the color of...

Interviews & Exclusives
Latin America May Offer Roadmap for Passkeys to Replace Passwords

December 09, 2024
The passwordless future has long been promised, but has long been just over the horizon — remaining more an aspiration than a reality. Passwords, after all, are sticky. We’ve used them for decades, augmented by security questions drawing upon moms’ maiden names, the color of our cars, the first concert we ever attended. Then there’s […]

Prove Identity Says Checkmarks Are Future of ID Verification in the Age of AI

October 10, 2024
More than 30 years ago, a cartoon appeared in the New Yorker, now made famous by any number of memes and framed pictures — a canine perched at a computer,...

Bot? Fraudster? New Technology Finds Legit Users Without Compromising User Experience

July 25, 2024
The most sustainable and effective business successes frequently come from striking the right balances. And one of the more challenging balances for businesses to strike is between a robust and...

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...

Quick Reads
‘Unbeatable’ Fake IDs Become Booming Underground Business

February 16, 2025
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 IDs — long-prized by underage folks who want to hit the bars before they’re legally allowed — are only growing more sophisticated. That’s because continual upgrades to license designs means […]

iCapital to Add ‘Reusable Financial Identity’ With Parallel Markets Acquisition

January 16, 2025
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 into a definitive agreement under...

Prove Acquires Portabl to Offer Reusable Digital Identities

January 15, 2025
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 company’s specialty: reusable ID verification...

LinkedIn to Show User Verification Badges Within Primary Feed

October 25, 2024
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 2023 to combat fake profiles,...