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J.P. Morgan Payments and ValidiFI Team to Improve Account Validation
October 28, 2024

J.P. Morgan Payments has teamed up with predictive bank account/payment intelligence company ValidiFI. The collaboration, announced Monday (Oct. 28), is designed to give businesses greater security and confidence in validating bank accounts and conducting transactions. “For organizations conducting digital transactions on the ACH network, having...

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The Key to Payment Innovation: Rethinking Digital Identity
October 22, 2024

You can’t get to what’s next in payments without getting to what’s next in identity. That’s according to Mary Ann Miller, vice president of client experience at Prove Identity, who told PYMNTS for the series “What’s Next in Payments: Embedded Everything: Priority One for Financial...

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

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 in a blog post on Monday (Oct. 14) that it’s all thanks to a combination of new industry standards and Mastercard’s...

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Capital One Debuts AirKey to Help Banks Lock Out Fraudsters
October 09, 2024

Capital One is offering its AirKey anti-fraud authentication tool to financial institutions. “Fraud is on the rise and costing billions in losses each year, making the need to protect consumers more important than ever,” the lender said in a Wednesday (Oct. 9) news release. “Developed...

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ID.me Seeks $1.8 Valuation As ID Theft Threat Grows
October 09, 2024

ID.me is reportedly aiming for a $1.8 billion valuation in a share sale. As Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (Oct. 8), sources close to the matter say the company itself is not selling the shares, but will let employees and early investors sell their shares. One...

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How to Stop Real Estate Fraud? Make Sure the Government-Issued ID Isn’t Fake
October 07, 2024

The line from “The Godfather” rings true in the age of digital fraud and stolen identities: It’s not personal; it’s strictly business. A guiding principle of business is diversification. The more diversified one is, the more likely one will see a return on investment. Fraud...

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Passkeys Replace Passwords as Banks Seek Better Authentication Options
October 07, 2024

In the 21st-century financial services sector, security is paramount, and threats abound. As sophisticated cyber threats, from deepfakes to cloud vulnerabilities, spread from every corner of the globe, experts debate the best form of authentication. Adam Lowe, Ph.D., chief product and innovation officer at CompoSecure/Arculus,...

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Account Verification Is the Only Way to Build Trust in Pay-by-Bank World
October 01, 2024

The promise of open banking is to foster a range of new products and services as banks link with FinTechs to use customer-permissioned data to tailor what they offer. Within open banking — no matter the use case, but especially for pay by bank —...

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Secure or Be Scammed: Business Identity Innovations Drive Ecosystem Growth
September 25, 2024

How well do you know the organizations your business transacts with? And how well do they know your business? As the digital transformation accelerates, and businesses are confronted with escalating cyber risks and vendor identity fraud, it’s a question worth asking. The modern business environment...