Digital Ids news and trends

Today In Payments: COVID-19 Restrictions Put Half Of US Jobs At Risk; Finablr On Verge...
News // March 17, 2020

In today’s top news, experts say 50 percent of people could lose their jobs due to current restrictions in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, and Travelex parent Finablr said it could be in danger of collapse. Plus, the U.S. Federal Reserve promised...

Mastercard: Private/Public Pacts Pave The Way For Digital IDs
Authentication // February 21, 2020

To advance the digital economy, smooth commerce and boost financial inclusion, billions of individuals across the globe need digital IDs. To that end, Mastercard said earlier this month that it would work with the Republic of North Macedonia to develop digital identification solutions. Those solutions will...

Identifying Opportunities For Online Commerce And Digital IDs
Today In Data // November 11, 2019

For online merchants, knowing that the person on the other side of the transaction is who they say there are is of critical importance. Synthetic ID fraud remains a billion-dollar problem, and online commerce must walk the fine line between data privacy and data security. With the...

Vape Illnesses Put Digital Age Verification In The Spotlight
Authentication // September 25, 2019

Depending on your view, it might be a public health problem, a moral panic or something in between. However, no matter what you think of the illnesses and deaths related to vaping — and the Trump Administration’s apparent willingness to ban some vaping-related products — the news...

Interviews & Exclusives
To Move Into The Mainstream, DeFi Needs To Double Down On Digital IDs

July 30, 2021
Decentralized finance — DeFi for short — is taking its place among the buzzwords of 2021, where excitement (and depending on where you look, perhaps hype) comes in tandem with true tech-driven potential to disrupt the financial services status quo. Max Carnecchia, CEO of Mitek, told Karen Webster that increasingly, there would be an intersection […]

Mastercard: Private/Public Pacts Pave The Way For Digital IDs

February 21, 2020
To advance the digital economy, smooth commerce and boost financial inclusion, billions of individuals across the globe need digital IDs. To that end, Mastercard said earlier this month that it...

Vape Illnesses Put Digital Age Verification In The Spotlight

September 25, 2019
Depending on your view, it might be a public health problem, a moral panic or something in between. However, no matter what you think of the illnesses and deaths related...