Identity verification

An insider's account: The making of the MOBILE Act

05/02/18

How a measure to make opening online accounts easier was crafted — and why it needs to pass Congress.

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Can blockchain ease banks’ digital-identity concerns?

03/27/18

A startup called Spring Labs has launched a blockchain network with the goal of getting lenders and data providers to share data to help verify customers' identity.

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JPM leadership, Trump & Wells and more: Top stories of the week

12/15/17

JPMorgan Chase get a new branch banking leader; Trump's anti-Wells tweet stokes concerns; blockchain, GSE survival, and more in this week's top stories.

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Can a BBVA spinoff crack the digital ID code?

12/13/17

Covault has begun offering a digital identification and virtual safe deposit box service to banks and others. Similar efforts have failed before, but its backers say mobile apps and the cloud have made the service more practical.

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Has tech earned our trust, or are we just complacent?

12/08/17

We entrust tech firms with vast amounts of information about our daily lives, with an expectation that they will safeguard it. But have we become too casual in the trust we place with them in exchange for more personalized experience and convenience?

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Massive Ethereum breach spells opportunity for banks

11/13/17

When a coder locked $150 million of digital currency stored in Parity digital wallets last week, many bankers probably saw it as another reason to ignore cryptocurrencies. Instead they should recognize the business opportunity (key custody) that the incident presents.

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ID-verification firms seize on Equifax moment

09/27/17

The identity theft threat created by the Equifax hack and the growth of online lending have given software makers a platform to pitch products that rely on selfies, scans of driver’s licenses and other nontraditional ID methods.

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Blockchain key to rethinking identity, avoiding next Equifax

09/13/17

The best solution to the current broken identity system is to flip the authentication process from third parties to the users themselves.

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Heavyweight bank tech vendors enter digital ID fray

08/23/17

OnlyID, a joint offering from FIS and Equifax, is meant to become consumers’ single sign-on for bank and retail websites and apps. Longstanding relationships may give it a better shot at achieving network effect than previous attempts.

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'To unbank the banked': Comments of the Week

08/04/17

Readers react to USAA teaming up with Amazon’s Alexa, how a new Wells Fargo’s scandal could affect arbitration rules, a digital identity startup’s ambitions, and more.

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