digital identity

A digital identity is information on an entity used by computer systems to represent an external agent. That agent may be a person, organization, application, or device. ISO/IEC 24760-1 defines identity as "set of attributes related to an entity".

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Digital Identity Crisis Forces Lenders to Find New Ways to Stop Fraudsters at the Virtual Front Door
Digital Identity Crisis Forces Lenders to Find New Ways to Stop Fraudsters at the Virtual...
April 20, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

That old saying in business holds true in the digital age. As Neuro-ID CEO Jack Alton told Karen Webster, there’s only one chance to make...

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Buenos Aires Eyes Blockchain-Based Identity Platform
Buenos Aires Eyes Blockchain-Based Identity Platform
March 31, 2022  |  Blockchain

Buenos Aires, Argentina, is working on a blockchain-based digital identity platform to help users get more control over their personal data, Coindesk wrote Thursday (March...

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Study: 67% of US Websites Violate EU Data Protection Law
Study: 67% of US Websites Violate EU Data Protection Law
March 31, 2022  |  Europe

The European Union has passed several laws aimed at providing digital identity protection, among them the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which went into effect...

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FinCEN Data Shows Increase in Identity-Related Filings, Stressing Importance of KYC Programs
FinCEN Data Shows Increase in Identity-Related Filings, Stressing Importance of KYC Programs
March 30, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published Monday (March 28) its Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) data for 2021. The report contains data by industry, state...

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Why Identity Verification and Fraud Protection Are Key to Alternative Payments’ Growth
Why Identity Verification and Fraud Protection Are Key to Alternative Payments’ Growth
March 28, 2022  |  Authentication

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) options are becoming increasingly attractive to consumers, but that growing popularity is also making them a more enticing target for...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: How Digital Identity Can Reduce Money Laundering and Improve AML Compliance
PYMNTS Intelligence: How Digital Identity Can Reduce Money Laundering and Improve AML Compliance
March 25, 2022  |  Authentication

Money laundering is a perpetual challenge for banks, payments providers and the oversight agencies assigned to monitor them. Experts estimate that up to 5% of...

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Czech Security Firm Avast to Acquire Digital ID Company SecureKey 
Czech Security Firm Avast to Acquire Digital ID Company SecureKey 
March 24, 2022  |  Digital Onboarding

Global digital security and privacy firm Avast is planning to acquire digital identity and authentication company SecureKey Technologies for undisclosed terms, according to a press...

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Tools Like Digital ID and Oracles Bring KYC Controls to DeFi
Tools Like Digital ID and Oracles Bring KYC Controls to DeFi
March 24, 2022  |  Digital Identity

Even without the urgency of cryptocurrency-enabled Russian sanctions violations, bringing know your customer (KYC) identity verification to decentralized finance (DeFi) was always a matter of...

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OneAZ Credit Union on Leveraging Digital Identity to Ensure AML Compliance
OneAZ Credit Union on Leveraging Digital Identity to Ensure AML Compliance
March 24, 2022  |  Authentication

FIs with insufficient digital identity protocols risk being hit with a one-two punch from debilitating money laundering schemes as well as stiff government agency penalties...

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