News Topic: Authentication

A new opinion from the Fifth Circuit shows multiple mishaps in connection with a bankruptcy-related auction. However, its most important holding has to do with authenticating evidence. The bottom line is that a trial court decision limiting a defaulting ... Read full article

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The company has renamed itself Prove and says that the acquisition will allow it to help banks fine-tune their security procedures when serving customers. ... Read full article

New authentication methods make it harder to fake biometrics, Eric Setterberg of Fingerprints argues. ... Read full article

The company, which develops "persona-based intelligence," software counts Visa and American Express among its clients. ... Read full article

Consumer advocates and policymakers are railing against use of the technology by government, universities and others. Banks using it for authentication need to tread cautiously, experts say. ... Read full article

The bank is investing in a new authentication platform because password-based security systems have too many weaknesses, says Juan Francisco Losa, BBVA’s global head of security architecture. ... Read full article

Stephen Ranzini, CEO of University Bank, says The Clearing House's RTP and Early Warning's Zelle handle enrollment, encryption and authentication insecurely. ... Read full article

Police and city agencies can no longer use facial-recognition technology, which civil liberties groups say infringes on human rights. The measure may be an ominous sign for biometric login authentication. ... Read full article

Reports of improper charges by perpetrators who know the victim soared last year. Issuers and card networks are failing to tighten security, clearly label transactions and police chargebacks, critics say. ... Read full article

Shari Van Cleave, head of digital labs at the bank, discusses customer-facing technology it's testing, including wearables and the so-called internet of things. ... Read full article

Female startup founders consistently receive far less venture capital money than male founders, but a program by Quesnay is looking to change that. ... Read full article

Even the best technologies take time, making it necessary to rein in expectations about what will happen and won't happen in the coming year. ... Read full article

The bank saw value in Ondot System’s ability to empower customer analytics in card controls. ... Read full article

How to Leverage Offline and Online Data for Highly Effective Multifactor Authentication ... Read full article

The recent outcry over government use of Amazon's facial recognition software will force TD Bank, USAA and others to confront flaws in the technology that make it harder for women and minorities than white men to use mobile banking. ... Read full article

WebAuthn could eventually mean passwords are replaced with fingerprints and facial recognition. But how hard will it be to implement? ... Read full article