authentication

Authentication is the act of proving an assertion, such as the identity of a computer system user. In contrast with identification, the act of indicating a person or thing's identity, authentication is the process of verifying that identity.

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Fed Says Payment Fraud Losses Top Of Mind For FIs
Fed Says Payment Fraud Losses Top Of Mind For FIs
February 07, 2018  |  Fraud Prevention

Payment fraud losses are top of mind for financial institutions around the country, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis reported. Based on a survey of...

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Today In Data: Domestic Business, Veteran-Owned SMBs And SDA Are On-The-Rise
Today In Data: Domestic Business, Veteran-Owned SMBs And SDA Are On-The-Rise
February 06, 2018  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS data, domestic business trips are rising to record highs, veteran-owned small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are boosting the economy, a staggering number...

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Payments Ecosystem Readies For Visa’s New Chargeback Rules 
Payments Ecosystem Readies For Visa’s New Chargeback Rules 
February 02, 2018  |  VISA

What you don’t know can, indeed, hurt you — especially when it comes to chargeback liability. The waters of transaction disputes are challenging even today, but...

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Bridging The 40 Percent Gap In Online Banking
Bridging The 40 Percent Gap In Online Banking
January 31, 2018  |  Authentication

In life, 40 percent of anything is a lot. In online banking, 40 percent abandonment is … intolerable. As many as four in 10 consumers...

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2018: The Year Of The Mobile Wallet Reset
2018: The Year Of The Mobile Wallet Reset
January 29, 2018  |  Mobile Commerce

It’s time to talk more about what we’re really trying to accomplish for consumers — and for our businesses — and less about the tactics some are...

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Samsung Developing Authentication Using Blood Pressure
Samsung Developing Authentication Using Blood Pressure
January 29, 2018  |  Authentication

Samsung is taking authentication to another level: The company recently applied for a patent covering a device authentication method that would measure a user’s blood...

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Mastercard Rolls Out Biometric Authentication Mandate Ahead Of European Regulations
Mastercard Rolls Out Biometric Authentication Mandate Ahead Of European Regulations
January 26, 2018  |  Mastercard

Sometimes eCommerce retailers need to verify a customer’s identity at checkout, but the authentication process often leads to lost sales. Methods like a one-time password...

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Mastercard Sets 2019 As Deadline For EU Issuers To Offer Biometric Authentication
Mastercard Sets 2019 As Deadline For EU Issuers To Offer Biometric Authentication
January 24, 2018  |  Mastercard

Mastercard has announced that by next spring, consumers will be able to identify themselves with biometrics when they shop and pay using their Mastercards. Mastercard...

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