Identity - Announcements, News, Articles & Research: Finextra

Equifax licences Entersekt digital security kit

Entersekt, a leader in push-based authentication and mobile app security, today announced a technology partnership with global information solutions company Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX).

22 February 2018

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Atos partnes with blockchain startup Zonafide

Zonafide, the mobile app leveraging blockchain and collaboration technology to ensure Activities are secure and legitimate, today announces a partnership with Atos to help combat identity theft and cybercrime.

21 February 2018

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IdentityMind closes $10 million Series C

IdentityMind Global, the leader in Digital Identities You Can Trust, today announced that it has closed a $10 million Series C round of financing.

15 February 2018

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Monetary Authority of Singapore introduces new guidance for remote customer onboarding

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued new guidance to financial institutions (FIs) on the use of innovative technology solutions to facilitate safe, non-face-to-face customer on-boarding.

07 February 2018

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Arro Money partners Onfido for real-time KYC checks

Arro Money, a fast-growing provider of personal and business accounts, has partnered with the global identity verification provider, Onfido, to offer real-time ID verification and “Know Your Customer” (KYC) checks.

07 February 2018

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Identity fraud hits all-time high

The 2018 Identity Fraud Study released today by Javelin Strategy & Research, revealed that the number of identity fraud victims increased by eight percent (rising to 16.7 million U.S. consumers) in the last year, a record high since Javelin Strategy & Research began tracking identity fraud in 2003.

06 February 2018

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Canada to test biometrics and blockchain for international travellers

The Government of Canada will collaborate with the World Economic Forum and partners to test emerging digital technologies and their application to air travel.

31 January 2018

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Vocalink's Pay by Bank app integrates with ShieldPay

Vocalink, a Mastercard company, has announced a partnership with Shieldpay, to use Pay by Bank app, its market leading mobile payments services as a new deposit method available to Shieldpay customers.

30 January 2018

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Evernym and R3 pair Sovrin ID with Corda tech

Self-sovereign identity technology leader Evernym and enterprise software firm R3 concluded a study to determine the interoperability of R3’s Corda platform with Sovrin, the only distributed ledger purpose-built for self-sovereign identity.

29 January 2018

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Tieto establishes blockchain business solutions unit

To help its customers pursue the opportunities enabled by the emerging blockchain technology, Tieto has established a new Blockchain Solutions business unit.

30 November 2017

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ID4Africa signs up to Secure Identity Alliance

The Secure Identity Alliance, the global identity and secure eServices advisory body, today announces that ID4Africa, a multi-stakeholder movement that promotes the transparent and responsible adoption of digital identity in the service of development in Africa, has joined the Association as an Advisory Observer.

15 November 2017

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IDnow appoints Rupert Spiegelberg as CEO

IDnow, one of Europe’s fastest growing FinTech companies in the online identity verification (Know Your Customer) sector, appointed Rupert Spiegelberg as its new Chief Executive as it looks to accelerate its international expansion plans.

25 October 2017

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