Identity Protection news and trends

Everi Deploys Prove’s Identity Solutions for Casino Transactions
Security & Fraud // October 06, 2022

Gaming industry supplier Everi has added Prove Identity’s digital identity verification solutions to further reduce bad actors, fraudulent accounts and user friction from transactions in casinos. Everi’s Digital CashClub Wallet technology helps casino operators with funding for on-premise gaming devices, payments at point-of-sale (POS) machines...

Mastercard Launches New SMB Card Rewards
Mastercard // May 02, 2019

The main challenge of designing a holistic solution for the small business (SMB) community is that it’s a diverse segment, making it particularly hard to create one-size-fits-all solutions. The term “small business,” Mastercard EVP of Core Products Amnah Ajmal told PYMNTS in a recent conversation, can refer...

Allstate To Acquire Employee ID Protection Co InfoArmor For $525M
Partnerships / Acquisitions // August 27, 2018

To help address emerging risks facing consumers, The Allstate Corporation said it has agreed to buy identity protection provider InfoArmor, Inc. The deal, a $525 million all-cash transaction, could close later this year, Allstate said in an announcement. “Consumers are increasingly at risk of having...

LifeLock Website Taken Offline Temporarily Due To Security Flaw
Security & Fraud // July 26, 2018

LifeLock, the provider of online identity protection, took its website offline on Wednesday (July 25) after Brian Krebs, the security researcher, disclosed a design flaw that enables email addresses of subscribers to be harvested. In 2016, Symantec acquired LifeLock, which had 4.5 million customers as of...

Interviews & Exclusives
Mastercard Launches New SMB Card Rewards

May 02, 2019
The main challenge of designing a holistic solution for the small business (SMB) community is that it’s a diverse segment, making it particularly hard to create one-size-fits-all solutions. The term “small business,” Mastercard EVP of Core Products Amnah Ajmal told PYMNTS in a recent conversation, can refer to all kinds of firms — from gig workers to […]

The ROI To FIs Of Protecting The Consumer’s Identity

May 29, 2018
The basic rule of personal security has changed little since ancient times: A person’s home — or hut, cottage, hovel or flat — is that person’s castle, the main location...

To Earn Customer Trust, Rethink Digital Identity

May 22, 2018
Welcome to the new world of trust. Identity is the new currency, and the costs of mishandling it – or making it easy to steal – can end up higher...

The Great Identity/Authentication Confusion

April 06, 2017
At this year’s PYMNTS Innovation Project, Admiral James Stavridis, NATO’s former Supreme Commander, said that one of the biggest points of compromise that cybercrooks exploit is the login. And that...

Quick Reads
Vero and Privacy4Cars Launch Data Privacy Solution for Connected Cars

March 12, 2024
Vero and Privacy4Cars have partnered to provide privacy tools and identity protection services for owners of connected cars. The new Identi-FI solution covers the deletion of data from connected cars and the recovery from identity theft, the companies said in a Tuesday (March 12) press release. “Partnering with Vero to launch Identi-FI marks an important […]

Everi Deploys Prove’s Identity Solutions for Casino Transactions

October 06, 2022
Gaming industry supplier Everi has added Prove Identity’s digital identity verification solutions to further reduce bad actors, fraudulent accounts and user friction from transactions in casinos. Everi’s Digital CashClub Wallet...

Allstate To Acquire Employee ID Protection Co InfoArmor For $525M

August 27, 2018
To help address emerging risks facing consumers, The Allstate Corporation said it has agreed to buy identity protection provider InfoArmor, Inc. The deal, a $525 million all-cash transaction, could close...

LifeLock Website Taken Offline Temporarily Due To Security Flaw

July 26, 2018
LifeLock, the provider of online identity protection, took its website offline on Wednesday (July 25) after Brian Krebs, the security researcher, disclosed a design flaw that enables email addresses of subscribers...