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The Passkeys Primer: Making Sense of the New Security Paradigm
The Passkeys Primer: Making Sense of the New Security Paradigm
May 27, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

Consumers hate passwords. Fraudsters love them. There might be no better business case for passkeys, which are a biometric, digital alternative to manually selected and...

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Mastercard Launches Service to Ease Adoption of Biometric Authentication
Mastercard Launches Service to Ease Adoption of Biometric Authentication
January 24, 2024  |  Biometrics

Mastercard has launched the Mastercard Biometric Authentication Service, a solution aimed at enhancing security and convenience for consumers. The service leverages biometrics, such as fingerprints,...

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Delegated Authentication Helps Speed the Shift to Passwordless Future 
Delegated Authentication Helps Speed the Shift to Passwordless Future 
June 02, 2023  |  Authentication

In a world where online commerce continues its inexorable rise, authentication and transaction processes have become more critical than ever. Delegated authentication has the potential...

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Biometrics and Passkey Adoption Seen Strengthening Payment Authentication Defenses
Biometrics and Passkey Adoption Seen Strengthening Payment Authentication Defenses
December 22, 2022  |  Authentication

Despite being the weakest link in cybersecurity, passwords remain the most common digital authentication method. It’s a challenge that Fast Identity Online (FIDO), a global...

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Ghana FinTech Fido Raises $30M in Series A Round
Ghana FinTech Fido Raises $30M in Series A Round
June 22, 2022  |  Investments

Ghanaian FinTech Fido has raised $30 million in a funding round to boost the company’s efforts to develop financial technologies that can be used across...

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Panel: Passwordless Banking, Payments Must Overcome Consumer Headwinds
Panel: Passwordless Banking, Payments Must Overcome Consumer Headwinds
December 14, 2021  |  Authentication

Ten years is a long time in tech — to dream up new ways of doing things, design them, deploy them and see the masses...

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New User Authentication System Sets Stage for a Passwordless Future
New User Authentication System Sets Stage for a Passwordless Future
November 30, 2021  |  Authentication

With the longstanding 3D Secure (3DS) version 1 being readied for retirement in October 2022, financial institutions (FIs) and merchants are preparing for a streamlined...

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FIDO Alliance: Passwords Still Used More Often Than More Secure Methods
FIDO Alliance: Passwords Still Used More Often Than More Secure Methods
October 18, 2021  |  Authentication

With a goal of providing a “Fast IDentity Online,” the FIDO Alliance has debuted its Online Authentication Barometer to keep tabs on the use of secure authentication...

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LoginID CEO: Time To Put Passwords Out To Pasture
LoginID CEO: Time To Put Passwords Out To Pasture
May 04, 2021  |  Authentication

Call it the Venn diagram of life — the connected economy that brings financial services, commerce, and all manner of activities into the digital realm,...

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