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Authentication
B2B App Platform Relish Adds GIACT to Authenticate Bank Information
April 12, 2023

B2B app platform Relish has added GIACT solutions to validate and authenticate bank information. With this partnership, Relish will enhance the supplier data onboarding and cleansing process, the B2B app development and platform company said in a Wednesday (April 12) press release. “Partnering with GIACT...

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PayPal Begins Rolling out Passkeys for Google Android Devices
March 23, 2023

PayPal has begun rolling out passkeys for Google Android devices. The rollout has begun with Android mobile web users in the United States and will expand to more users over the next 12 months, PayPal said in a Thursday (March 23) press release. “Once a...

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Why Can’t Consumers Quit Passwords?
March 10, 2023

Everyone hates the outmoded authentication tool, but no one seems to be able to give it up. The technology is there, and often already in place. But businesses and consumers alike seem to be waiting for some mass adoption tipping point toward broad movement from...

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More Than Half of Bank Consumers Want Better Transaction Security
March 06, 2023

As authentication technologies evolve and consumer awareness of security measures grows, retail banking customers demand more secure and user-friendly online identity verification. PYMNTS’ latest research found that 36% of banking customers want their financial institutions (FIs) to provide more visible security measures for high-risk financial...

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Why Is It So Hard to Get Rid of Passwords?
February 27, 2023

A multifaceted approach to digital identity can shore up eCommerce defenses against risk and fraudsters. And that multifaceted approach, Prove Chief Security Officer and Chief Information Officer Amanda Fennell told PYMNTS, depends on input and insight — and collaboration — between the private sector and...

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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 biometrics and other advanced authentication methods, passwords are still overwhelmingly — perhaps even surprisingly —...

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Users’ Habits Weaken Password Managers, Opening Door for Advanced ID Tools
February 13, 2023

Password managers were a good start in getting users to tighten their internet security, but ultimately, consumers’ behavioral habits may instead have set the stage for other solutions to thrive. Consumers had seemed to be coming around to the fraud-fighting benefits of password security solutions...

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Accelitas and Fiserv Add Real-Time Data to Bank Account Validation
February 09, 2023

Accelitas has added Fiserv’s real-time data to its bank account validation (BAV) solutions. With this data from the global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, Accelitas’ BAV solutions will help businesses grow while creating less friction for the customers, the companies said in...

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Business Networks Aim to Simplify Authentication for Consumers and Suppliers
February 01, 2023

Leveraging connected ecosystems is key for businesses looking to streamline authentication processes across channels. In the absence of these ecosystems that leverage partner strengths, Melanie Ockerse, director of channel partnerships Europe at Entersekt, said clients and partners would have to deal with multiple vendors, implementations and...