Credentials news and trends

KarmaCheck Raises $45 Million for Background Check, Credentialing Platform
Investments // June 27, 2024

KarmaCheck has raised $45 million in a Series B funding round to accelerate the development of its technology-based solution for background checks, credentialing and compliance. The company will also scale its service levels and expand into new industry verticals, KarmaCheck said in a Thursday (June...

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

Call it the Venn diagram of life — the connected economy that brings financial services, commerce, and all manner of activities into the digital realm, where we go from site to site to get things done. And connecting it all is the password, all too...

Dropbox’s Three-Pronged Defense Against Digital Fraud
Fraud Prevention // February 28, 2020

Cloud hosting platforms are charged with storing and protecting vast troves of valuable personal and company information, making them tempting targets for fraudsters. Improper security measures can result in incalculable damage, which makes multi-layered defense systems a top priority. In this month’s Digital Fraud Tracker,...

Google Enhances Chrome-Based Payments
eCommerce // July 03, 2019

Google has announced via its blog that some big updates are coming to make it easier for consumers to pay easily and quickly online, care of Chrome, no matter what device they happen to be using at the time. Therefore, going forward, consumers will be...

Interviews & Exclusives
Mastercard: Credential Lifecycle Management Helps Merchants Dodge Decline Frictions

November 15, 2024
Card declines impact both merchants and consumers. And from expired cards to lost accounts, there’s no reason for merchants to risk losing sales due to something as mundane as a card decline, often caused by nothing more than old payment credentials. “It’s what we call credential lifecycle management,” Mastercard Senior Vice President, Payments Optimization Sumeet […]

LoginID CEO: Time To Put Passwords Out To Pasture

May 04, 2021
Call it the Venn diagram of life — the connected economy that brings financial services, commerce, and all manner of activities into the digital realm, where we go from site...

Quick Reads
KarmaCheck Raises $45 Million for Background Check, Credentialing Platform

June 27, 2024
KarmaCheck has raised $45 million in a Series B funding round to accelerate the development of its technology-based solution for background checks, credentialing and compliance. The company will also scale its service levels and expand into new industry verticals, KarmaCheck said in a Thursday (June 27) press release. By streamlining background checks and credentialing, the firm […]

Security Experts Warn About New Scam That Bypasses 2FA

June 06, 2019
Security experts are warning about a phishing scam that can help hackers bypass two-factor authentication (2FA). The attack was demonstrated for the first time at the Hack in the Box...

Microsoft Admits Breach Of Web-Based Email Accounts

April 14, 2019
Microsoft, the Redmond, Washington software giant, confirmed to reporters over the weekend that its web-based email services were hacked. According to reports citing Microsoft, the company confirmed that a “limited” number...

Ex-FBI On The Onion Approach To Battling Cyber Criminals

April 05, 2019
When it comes to combating payments fraud, it helps to have insight from one who’s been in the trenches. Stacy Arruda, a former special agent with the FBI and now...