Identity verification

What's working, what's not in banks' battle against 'credential stuffing'

11/09/18

HSBC is the latest bank to be hit with this type of attack, in which hackers take stolen user names and passwords from one site and attempt to reuse them to login to banks.

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HSBC suffers data breach on small number of online accounts

11/06/18

The breach may have occurred through a technique called "credential stuffing," in which hackers who have stolen passwords for other websites try them out on an online banking site.

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Mitek CEO to depart in leadership shuffle

08/27/18

Jim DeBello will leave his post as CEO of digital capture and mobile identity company Mitek, one of a handful of high-level personnel moves at the company.

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Corporate customers want retail’s bells and whistles, too

07/03/18

"Banks should be investing in innovation in this area or risk getting left behind," a fintech CEO warns.

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Modernizing the customer onboarding experience with ID verification & e-signature

06/27/18

The unmet need for digital and mobile onboarding presents an opportunity for growth.

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Wells' digital future, Citizens' mortgage play, Amex's data goldmine: Top stories of the week

06/01/18

Talking with Shari Van Cleave, head of Wells Fargo Digital Labs; Citizens Financial makes a big move in mortgages in purchasing Franklin American; a rewards blockchain could give Amex access to a wealth of customer data; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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How Capital One sees digital identity as a business opportunity

05/30/18

With the acquisition of Confyrm, the bank is among the few players that are putting themselves in position to sell ID authentication services to other businesses.

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Vasco buys digital ID company, changes name to OneSpan

05/30/18

The authentication software and hardware provider is shifting its focus to identity verification and account onboarding, another sign that the newest generation of bank customers is not interested in coming into a branch to set up an account.

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Facing up to bias in facial recognition

05/29/18

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.

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HSBC offers Face ID to corporate clients

05/09/18

The move is part of a larger trend to provide enterprise customers with tech capabilities available to retail customers.

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