Verification news and trends

Payment Networks and Providers Leverage Data, AI in Battle vs First-Party Fraud 
Security & Fraud // March 19, 2024

First-party fraud is, increasingly, warranting a first line of defense from the payments networks, using data and AI to uncover what’s really going on with transactions and whether consumers are initiating fraudulent disputes. Picture, then, the cardholder who challenges a legitimate charge on their account....

Preventive Measures Pay Off as Merchants Fight Surging Chargebacks
Credit Cards // March 14, 2024

Chargebacks have long been a thorny issue for merchants. And as transactions become increasingly digitized, chargebacks have in turn become more prevalent. They not only represent a loss of revenue but can also incur additional fees and damage relationships with payment processors. The rise of...

Argyle Raises $30 Million to Expand Automated Income, Employment Verification
Authentication // March 05, 2024

Argyle has raised $30 million in a funding round to fuel the continued adoption and expansion of its automated income and employment verification platform. The company is embarking on its next phase of growth, in which it plans to implement support services to facilitate continued customer...

VerifiNow Launches Biometric Identity Solution for Telehealth Providers
Biometrics // February 26, 2024

VerifiNow has launched a patient identity verification solution for telehealth providers. PatientVerifi is designed to meet the need for secure patient identity verification in virtual healthcare, the technology company focused on digital identity verification said in a Monday (Feb. 26) press release. “With advanced biometric...

Interviews & Exclusives
43% of eCommerce Execs Say Two-Factor Authentication Can Mitigate Fraud

April 17, 2024
It’s imperative for eCommerce merchants serving international markets to be able to complete frictionless cross-border transactions. However, since these merchants must also fend off fraudsters, they must find and employ fraud prevention tools that do not disrupt consumer transactions.  When compiling “Fraud Management in Online Transactions,” a collaboration with Nuvei, PYMNTS Intelligence found that 82% of […]

Preventive Measures Pay Off as Merchants Fight Surging Chargebacks

March 14, 2024
Chargebacks have long been a thorny issue for merchants. And as transactions become increasingly digitized, chargebacks have in turn become more prevalent. They not only represent a loss of revenue...

Cyberdefenses Must Keep Improving to Stay Ahead of Fraudsters

September 26, 2023
As attractive as innovative new technologies appear, it’s important to remember they are just tools.  And any tool, when in the wrong hands, can also be used for the wrong...

Sparkle COO Says Open Banking Builds Trust by Putting Consumers in Control of Their Data

April 19, 2023
After years of advocacy, open banking is now live in Nigeria, the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to adopt the regulation. The launch marks an important milestone for the country’s...

Quick Reads
Argyle Raises $30 Million to Expand Automated Income, Employment Verification

March 05, 2024
Argyle has raised $30 million in a funding round to fuel the continued adoption and expansion of its automated income and employment verification platform. The company is embarking on its next phase of growth, in which it plans to implement support services to facilitate continued customer adoption of the platform, Argyle said in a Tuesday (March […]

VerifiNow Launches Biometric Identity Solution for Telehealth Providers

February 26, 2024
VerifiNow has launched a patient identity verification solution for telehealth providers. PatientVerifi is designed to meet the need for secure patient identity verification in virtual healthcare, the technology company focused...

J.P. Morgan Payments Selects Trulioo for Identity Verification Services

October 19, 2023
J.P. Morgan Payments has chosen Trulioo, a leading identity verification platform, to combat fraud and other financial crimes for its clients, according to an announcement Thursday (Oct. 19). The partnership...

Experian Enables Consumers to Share Payroll Information for Verification

July 19, 2023
Experian has expanded its real-time income and employment verification offering. The enhancement enables consumers to provide permissioned access to their payroll accounts and share information directly from their employers’ payroll...