Rodger Desai news and trends

Prove: Spike in Business Identity Theft Calls for Phone-Based Approach to Authentication
Fraud Prevention // May 15, 2024

As the company that laid claim to the concept of “digital identity” more than 10 years ago, Prove Identity takes verification seriously, even when it’s not. Case in point: As CEO Rodger Desai told Karen Webster in an interview, at Prove, there’s a running joke...

Mobile Devices Move Passwordless Future to the Here and Now
Authentication // November 21, 2022

Mobile devices, biometrics and identity tokenization are helping to make passwordless identity authentication a reality, Rodger Desai, chief executive officer of Prove Identity, told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster. The payoffs are huge for consumers, Desai pointed out, since they won’t have to wrack their brains to...

Payfone Lands $23M To Expand Authentication Network
Security & Fraud // February 14, 2018

Payfone announced that it has raised $23 million to expand its cybersecurity services in the retail, insurance, and healthcare sectors. The round was led by an institutional investor with participation by Synchrony Financial, MassMutual Ventures, Anil Aggarwal and Jonathan Weiner, the founders of Money20/20, Shoptalk...

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Embedded Authentication Could Accelerate Digital Payments

May 31, 2024
As we move fast and furiously into a digitally connected economy, payments modernization is essential. After all, how businesses and consumers pay, and get paid, is central to defining the future of both commerce and daily life. That’s why the modernization of payment systems is not just a convenience — it’s an imperative. Yet that […]

Prove: Spike in Business Identity Theft Calls for Phone-Based Approach to Authentication

May 15, 2024
As the company that laid claim to the concept of “digital identity” more than 10 years ago, Prove Identity takes verification seriously, even when it’s not. Case in point: As...

Mobile Devices Move Passwordless Future to the Here and Now

November 21, 2022
Mobile devices, biometrics and identity tokenization are helping to make passwordless identity authentication a reality, Rodger Desai, chief executive officer of Prove Identity, told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster. The payoffs are...

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Payfone Lands $23M To Expand Authentication Network

February 14, 2018
Payfone announced that it has raised $23 million to expand its cybersecurity services in the retail, insurance, and healthcare sectors. The round was led by an institutional investor with participation by Synchrony Financial, MassMutual Ventures, Anil Aggarwal and Jonathan Weiner, the founders of Money20/20, Shoptalk and HLTH; and Andrew Prozes, the former global CEO of […]