ID verification

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

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...

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

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...

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What Payments Professionals Should Know About Biometric B2B Payments
What Payments Professionals Should Know About Biometric B2B Payments
September 16, 2024  |  Biometrics

There are over 8 billion people alive on earth, and their growing expectations around frictionless and secure digital experiences are continually transforming payments and commerce....

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Illuma Labs Raises $9 Million for Bank Voice Verification
Illuma Labs Raises $9 Million for Bank Voice Verification
September 12, 2024  |  Investments

Illuma Labs has raised $9 million to speed the development of its voice verification tools. The company, which makes voice authentication technology for banking contact...

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Google Wallet Debuts Digital IDs and Enhances Commuter Features
Google Wallet Debuts Digital IDs and Enhances Commuter Features
September 12, 2024  |  Google

Google Wallet on Thursday (Sept. 12) unveiled enhanced features to improve the travel and commuting experience. Starting soon, per a Thursday Google blog post, U.S....

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Circle of Trust: How Digital Identities Can Secure the Gig Economy Against Fraud
Circle of Trust: How Digital Identities Can Secure the Gig Economy Against Fraud
September 05, 2024  |  Digital Identity

Fraudsters, like consumers, love a good deal. And the gig economy, estimated to be worth half a trillion dollars in 2023 and employing 38% of...

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AI’s Human Mimicry Spurs ‘Personhood Credential’ Proposal
AI’s Human Mimicry Spurs ‘Personhood Credential’ Proposal
September 04, 2024  |  Digital Identity

As artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly blurs the line between humans and machines in online commerce, researchers have proposed a new system to authenticate real users...

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AWS and Mastercard Lead Industry Coalition to Fight Economic Crime
AWS and Mastercard Lead Industry Coalition to Fight Economic Crime
September 02, 2024  |  Fraud Prevention

The Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) has formed an anti-financial crime group. The U.K.-based group announced the effort Monday (Sept. 2), noting it...

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Block Joins NIST Program to Promote Mobile Driver’s Licenses
Block Joins NIST Program to Promote Mobile Driver’s Licenses
August 29, 2024  |  Digital Identity

Block is working with the U.S. government to promote the use of digital identity tools. The FinTech conglomerate announced Thursday (Aug. 29) that it was...

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