An open letter to banks on SMS Authentication
Payments Dive
MARCH 27, 2020
To protect against fraud, the banking industry needs to find alternative methods for authentication beyond SMS verification.
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Payments Dive
MARCH 27, 2020
To protect against fraud, the banking industry needs to find alternative methods for authentication beyond SMS verification.
Finovate
APRIL 25, 2025
Amplify Credit Union has partnered with Illuma to implement IllumaShield voice authentication, enhancing security and streamlining member verification. By automating identity verification, Amplify Credit Union expects to reduce call handle times, cut operational costs, and deliver a more seamless, trusted member experience.
Segpay
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Finovate
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ValidiFI has expanded its vAccount+ suite to include authoritative bank account verification, enabling real-time validation of account status and ownership using direct-source financial data. This is in contrast to traditional verification methods that rely on information supplied by the user, manual document uploads, or even micro-deposits.
VISTA InfoSec
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Fintech News
DECEMBER 10, 2024
LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a global data and analytics company under RELX, has agreed to acquire IDVerse , a provider of AI-powered document authentication and fraud detection solutions. Its advanced accuracy delivers improved and more comprehensive identity verification for clients. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Fintech News
OCTOBER 1, 2024
HSBC Singapore has reportedly become the first bank in the country to introduce Singpass Face Verification (SFV) for in-app provisioning on its mobile app. This step-up authentication is part of broader efforts to improve customer protection and security in Singapore’s banking sector.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
Overtaxing the royal attention span — that of the consumer — is a mistake, so multifactor authentication (MFA) processes are morphing in various ways to reduce onboarding frictions while maintaining rigorous multifactor authentication (MFA) and other fraud-fighting tools. Taking Authentication To The Streets. Phone Call For You.
The Payments Association
JUNE 3, 2025
KYC and customer authentication innovation For most mainstream banks and fintechs, KYC (know your customer) and customer authentication are key steps in verification processes that allow customers to access products and services.
Segpay
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Age verification systems are essential tools for ensuring compliance with regulations designed to prevent minors from accessing inappropriate content or services. What is Age Verification? Verification can be completed using government-issued ID scans, credit card authorizations, or other forms of identity verification.
Fintech News
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Major retail banks in Singapore will progressively implement Singpass Face Verification (SFV) over the next three months in a concerted effort to bolster security against phishing scams. SFV will be used in high-risk scenarios to complement existing authentication methods during DT setup.
Fintech Finance
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
These transactions are initiated through existing bank authentication processes, including biometric verification, making the payment process both straightforward and efficient. “At In contrast to traditional payment methods, open banking enables any bank account holder to make fast digital payments directly to a merchant.
Evolve Payment
OCTOBER 22, 2024
This newly developing deepfake trend poses a serious risk to businesses of all sizes, making advanced identity verification more critical than ever. One way we do this is through rigorous qualification processes, which sometimes include requests that seem strange on the surface, such as requesting a selfie for identity verification.
Fintech News
MAY 14, 2024
The Evolution of Deepfakes The term “deepfake” itself reflects the technology’s foundation in deep learning and its ability to fabricate authentic-looking content by seamlessly combining and altering existing visual and audio elements.
Clearly Payments
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Although BINs play a critical role in how payments are processed and authenticated, they often go unnoticed by the average consumer or merchant. Card Verification and Authentication : BINs support the verification process by providing immediate access to the issuing institution’s information.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 11, 2020
In the latest Digital Consumer Onboarding Tracker® , PYMNTS analyzes how the ongoing COVIID-19 pandemic is continuing to affect digital onboarding, the technologies companies are employing as part of these processes and why robust address verification has become essential during this time. Around The Digital Onboarding World.
Finovate
APRIL 9, 2025
“Security Bank is transforming digital banking in the Philippines, and we’re proud to support their vision with advanced identity verification that makes onboarding both more secure and convenient,” said Entrust Regional VP of Sales, APAC, Harvinder Singh. Entrust came out of the gates strongly in 2025.
Fintech Finance
APRIL 28, 2025
Checkout.com , a leading global digital payments company, today announced the launch of face authentication, an AI-powered extension to its Identity Verification (IDV) solution. “ Face authentication is designed for those points in the user journey, like account recovery or re-onboarding, where friction often creeps in. .
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
An old Los Angeles gas station is getting a new life as a drive-thru authentication hub for eBay , according to a company statement on Friday (Nov. eBay’s first-ever "Authentication Station" can be used by sellers to verify the authenticity of frequently counterfeited merchandise like sneakers and watches.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
This is leading many to utilize two-factor authentication (2FA) methods to safeguard customers’ personal information. Many FIs and businesses are relying on 2FA measures that leverage SMS — or text message-based — verification to cater to a growing number of consumers who are using mobile channels to transact. About The Tracker.
Basis Theory
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Instead of using the original sensitive data, developers and their applications use previously-generated tokens to execute traditional operations that sensitive data would provide, like performing analyses, generating documents, or customer verification. Tokens, on the other hand, do not depend on the sensitive data to be created.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
He said that identity verification can be well-achieved by AI models, but the teams creating those models need access to data that doesn’t have built-in bias. A starting point to conducting identity verification is document-based, he said. By contrast, face verification is about establishing one’s identity.
Stax
AUGUST 20, 2024
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VISTA InfoSec
FEBRUARY 25, 2024
User Account Details Usernames, passwords, security questions, login timestamps, failed login attempt logs, password reset tokens, multifactor authentication details, and session IDs. Accidental data leaks by insiders mishandling information also trigger breaches frequently.
Fintech News
MARCH 3, 2025
Security measures include OTP verification and PIN or biometric authentication for transactions exceeding S$1,000. Transfers can only be made from funds topped up via PayNow or a linked bank account, with transaction limits set at S$20,000 per transaction and S$100,000 annually.
Fintech Finance
APRIL 17, 2025
MoneyGram customers in the United States can now use Plaid’s technology to help authenticate their bank accounts, enabling fast and secure funding for both domestic and cross-border payments. This partnership enhances the MoneyGram Online (MGO) experience and is expected to scale to additional markets later this year.
Finovate
MAY 28, 2025
The partnership will combine Daon’s identity verification and biometric authentication technology with Giesecke+Devrient’s digital security product suite. Daon conducts more than 250 million daily authentications and serves hundreds of millions of users on six continents.
Fi911
DECEMBER 18, 2024
The Future of Geolocation Technology in Fraud Prevention By combining it with other security techniques such as biometric authentication, multi-factor authentication, and behavioral analytics. However, businesses can strengthen their geolocation fraud prevention measures with a multi-layered approach.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 8, 2020
The December AML/KYC Tracker® explores the latest in AML/KYC developments, including the growing problem of money laundering at cryptocurrency exchanges, the transaction analysis and user verification procedures exchanges are deploying to stop launderers, and the still-extant problem of money laundering at traditional financial institutions.
The Paypers
APRIL 26, 2024
Entrust has introduced an authentication solution consolidating identity verification (IDV) and identity and access management (IAM) into a single platform.
PYMNTS
APRIL 21, 2020
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is one such FI that recently rolled out digital government identity verification capabilities, allowing customers to verify their identities using its RBC mobile app. Customers click on their IDs in the mobile app to receive and complete ID verification processes at home with a high level of security.
The Fintech Times
DECEMBER 10, 2024
AI-powered automated document authentication and fraud detection solutions provider, IDVerse is set to be acquired by data and analytics platform, LexisNexis Risk Solutions and become a part of LexisNexis Risk Solutions Business Services to combat AI-generated fraud. AI-powered document verification represents this kind of balance.”
The Paypers
JANUARY 24, 2025
Entrust has launched an AI-powered identity verification as a new tool for its IDaaS platform, enabling facial biometric authentication by verifying users against their encrypted identity.
The Paypers
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Global identity verification provider Shufti has announced the launch of its Fast ID authentication and portable identity service for its customers.
Fintech Finance
AUGUST 5, 2024
For the past 25 years, he has been involved in online identity verification including being a key member of the team that built the UK’s first eIDV product (BT URU). David then moved on to work with GBG to lead the development team on their ID3 Global online identity verification product, which was the global market leader for many years.
The Payments Association
JUNE 3, 2025
This transformation is further accelerated by the rise of Passkey authentication, which, as Srinivasan put it, enables secure and frictionless payments. Traditionally, identity verification and credential storage were separate from payment processes.
The Payments Association
JANUARY 22, 2025
This increased digital dependency has raised the need for secure access and quick and easy identity verification online. Electronic forms of authentication and identification help individuals to access these services smoothly and quickly. Previously, these exchanges relied on in-person verification.
Fintech Review
OCTOBER 1, 2024
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The Payments Association
MARCH 19, 2025
Today, they facilitate everything from identity verification to peer-to-peer transactions, quietly redefining the banking experience and making traditional financial institutions play catch-up. Technological advancements, including NFC, QR codes, and biometric authentication, have made digital wallets more user-friendly and secure.
PYMNTS
MARCH 27, 2020
The gateway to all of this digitization running smoothly is, of course verification. And verification can come only on the heels of having the right documentation, attributes and offerings in place that can be verified with speed and security through the use of advanced technologies.
The Fintech Times
AUGUST 30, 2024
To speed up this process to a matter of seconds, iDenfy , the Lithuanian regtech, is launching its new ‘Face Authentication’ service. The iDenfy Face Authentication check enables businesses to onboard new customers quickly and securely. The extracted information then verifies the authenticity of the face.
The Payments Association
DECEMBER 9, 2024
These capabilities make LLMs ideal for real-time fraud detection, transaction monitoring, and identity verification, helping payment providers stay one step ahead of fraudsters and ensuring a more secure financial ecosystem. Enhanced fraud detection extends to biometric authentication, a key element of payment security.
The Fintech Times
JUNE 3, 2025
Biometric security has long been viewed as one of the most secure ways of authenticating someones identity but in an age of rapidly developing AI which can create lifelike spoofs, the reliability of fingerprint and facial recognition technology is being called into question.
Fintech Finance
JUNE 14, 2024
Fingerprint Cards AB (Fingerprints ) and WiBioCard , an Italy-based smart card integrator specializing in web access authentication, verification and physical and logical access control have partnered to offer innovative smart card solutions for the global access market.
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