Socure/page/3 news and trends

Socure to Create ‘Single View of Identity’ With Effectiv Acquisition
Acquisitions // October 24, 2024

Socure plans to acquire Effectiv to create a unified identity, fraud and risk decision engine and offer its partners a “single view of identity.” The $136 million deal, expected to close in November, will add Effectiv’s artificial intelligence orchestration and decisions platform to Socure’s digital...

Socure Debuts Selfie Reverification to Root Out Deepfakes
Identity // August 08, 2024

ID verification firm Socure has introduced a new way for businesses to validate return customers. Selfie Reverification, announced Thursday (Aug. 8), can validate customers online with a selfie from any device in less than two seconds. “Identity verification isn’t a one-time event. As consumers interact...

Proof and Socure Team to Combat Fraud on Consumer Forms
Fraud Prevention // May 16, 2024

Online notarization firm Proof has launched a partnership with digital identity verification provider Socure. The collaboration, announced Thursday (May 16), is aimed at preventing fraud in consumer agreements and forms, which the companies call a $200 trillion market opportunity. “Industries are fighting an ever-increasing risk of fraud across their entire...

Socure and Trustly Partner on Pay-by-Bank Solution With Streamlined Onboarding
Payments Innovation // February 29, 2024

Socure and Trustly have partnered to offer merchants a pay-by-bank solution that includes a streamlined customer onboarding process and guaranteed fast payments. The solution designed for all merchants but is especially valuable for those in investing, gaming, trading, financial services and other industries that require robust know your...

Interviews & Exclusives
The Future of Digital Identity Verification: Driven by Technology, Shaped by Regulators

June 07, 2022
As the world becomes more connected and the number of digital devices used to conduct business continues to grow, organizations are under more pressure than ever to know with whom they are doing business. Customers, however, have waning tolerance for cumbersome identity verification processes, giving rise to the use of technologies such as biometrics that […]

Crypto.com Uses Biometrics, Wallet White-Listing to Weed Out Bad Actors

April 04, 2022
Cryptocurrency has been a never-ending roller coaster since its introduction more than a decade ago, seeing extreme highs and lows in value to its investors’ surprise, delight and dismay. As...

BNPL and Other Alternative Payments Need Stronger Authentication

March 25, 2022
Consumers’ banking and payment preferences have swiftly become digital-first, with mobile apps and eCommerce channels quickly replacing in-person branches or retail stores for many customers. These newfound preferences for online...

Solving Digital ID Verification’s ‘Existential Crisis’

October 24, 2018
There's a tug of war when it comes to digital ID verification — a tug of war between the customer experience and reducing fraud. Socure Co-founder Johnny Ayers tells PYMNTS that...

Quick Reads
Socure’s Friendly Fraud Fighting Consortium Hits Data Collection ‘Milestone’

December 05, 2024
Socure says it has reached a milestone in its collaborative effort to combat “friendly fraud.” The identity verification firm last year formed the First-Party Fraud Consortium, a group of companies that came together to battle the type of fraud — also known as friendly fraud — that happens when people use their own identity to carry out […]

Socure to Create ‘Single View of Identity’ With Effectiv Acquisition

October 24, 2024
Socure plans to acquire Effectiv to create a unified identity, fraud and risk decision engine and offer its partners a “single view of identity.” The $136 million deal, expected to...

Socure Debuts Selfie Reverification to Root Out Deepfakes

August 08, 2024
ID verification firm Socure has introduced a new way for businesses to validate return customers. Selfie Reverification, announced Thursday (Aug. 8), can validate customers online with a selfie from any...

Proof and Socure Team to Combat Fraud on Consumer Forms

May 16, 2024
Online notarization firm Proof has launched a partnership with digital identity verification provider Socure. The collaboration, announced Thursday (May 16), is aimed at preventing fraud in consumer agreements and forms, which the companies call a...