Tagged: digital identity

March 21, 2023 @ 6:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest Group is making its new Customer Attribute Sharing service available to businesses as “an embedded digital ID solution after signing a deal with identity service provider OneID.” The bank is rolling out the service, “in collaboration with OneID, across a wide range of use… Read More

March 19, 2023 @ 5:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Socure, the provider of digital identity verification and fraud solutions,  announced that Ayesha Prakash has joined as head of public sector partnerships. Prakash will “report to Matt Thompson, Socure’s general manager of public sector solutions.” As more government services move online, Socure’s digital identity experts… Read More

March 17, 2023 @ 10:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Belgium’s Minister of Telecommunication and Minister of Justice signed the ministerial decree, allowing Telenet to use Onfido’s AI-powered technology to verify customer identity securely. Onfido, the global provider of automated digital identity verification, announced a partnership expansion with BASE, a telecommunication operator and a subsidiary… Read More

March 14, 2023 @ 7:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Irish identity verification solution ID-Pal announced its official launch into the US market to meet the demand for its platform across the United States. Championed by Enterprise Ireland, the US launch is “building on ID-Pal’s success in serving both SMEs and enterprises across over 30… Read More

March 12, 2023 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Prove Identity, Inc., which claims to be the leader in digital identity, announced a partnership with Bitstamp, the “longest-running” cryptocurrency exchange, to further strengthen its security and compliance controls while also expediting its user onboarding process. ‍Prove will enable Bitstamp US users “to streamline account… Read More

March 10, 2023 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Banking Group has invested £10 million in digital identity company Yoti, an investment which supports the development of innovative technology “to keep people safe online, tackle the ever-growing risks of identity fraud, and give people more control over their personal data.” Yoti offer “a… Read More

March 9, 2023 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Socure, the provider of digital identity verification and fraud solutions, announced it has entered into a $95 million, three-year credit facility with J.P. Morgan, Silicon Valley Bank, and KeyBanc Capital Markets. This line of credit will further strengthen the company’s financial position as it “continues… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 8:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital identity is not the easiest concept to define, according to an update from Juniper Research. It overlaps with other, similar, areas.  The crossover with areas “such as security, privacy and data management can be significant, and in some cases, they are indistinct.” As noted… Read More

February 13, 2023 @ 12:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The new digital identity framework would provide EU citizens “with digital access to key public services across EU borders,” according to Members of European Parliament (MEPs). The Industry, Research and Energy Committee adopted its position “on the proposed update of the European digital identity framework… Read More

February 2, 2023 @ 11:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A report published by Mobey Forum’s Digital Identity Expert Group has identified unique opportunities for banks “to leverage their position as custodians of personal data to offer value-added digital identity services and become brokers of trust in the digital economy.” The report suggests “that for… Read More

January 29, 2023 @ 6:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jumio, the provider of automated, end-to-end identity proofing, risk assessment and eKYC solutions, announced the close to a successful 2022 in which Jumio reportedly became the first identity company “to clear well over $200 million in bookings.” Q4 also saw Jumio close “both the largest… Read More

January 25, 2023 @ 3:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Managing compliance risks can feel intimidating, “especially because identity crime and fraud attempts jumped by 36% in 2021 relative to 2020,” according to the Identity Theft Resource Center. As global regulations and accessibility increase, so do compliance risks. To ensure secure operations and offer a… Read More

January 22, 2023 @ 4:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Onfido, the global automated identity verification provider, announced it has achieved certification for high confidence profile H1A under the UK Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (the trust framework). The certification serves use cases “where a higher confidence level in digital identity verification is required.”… Read More

January 18, 2023 @ 9:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The financial services sector has evolved considerably during the past decade, with many new Fintech startups and banking challengers raising substantial funding to fundamentally improve how consumers perform transactions. Individuals and business organizations across the globe have been moving their activities online, a digital transformation… Read More

December 23, 2022 @ 2:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trulioo, a global digital identity verification platform, is partnering with Beedie Luminaries to support post-secondary students “within the program who are pursuing their studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).” Beedie Luminaries is “a social-profit enterprise that helps remove barriers to education and provides… Read More

December 13, 2022 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Driven by vaccination certificates, the need for identity checks in financial services, and the potential of the metaverse, governments across the world “realize the benefits and the importance of digital identity, enabling the technology to take off,” says GlobalData, a data and analytics company. GlobalData’s… Read More

December 5, 2022 @ 11:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New research from Trulioo, a global digital identity verification platform, “shows that 87% of online marketplace leaders view identity verification as critical to protecting consumers and building trust during unpredictable times.” Those respondents also overwhelmingly “see identity verification as more than just a single step… Read More

November 17, 2022 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Veriff, a global identity verification provider, announced a partnership with global financial services software development company TrueNorth. This partnership will “provide TrueNorth’s clients with seamless access to Veriff’s growing suite of identity verification (IDV) solutions for safer and enhanced digital transformation initiatives.” TrueNorth reportedly “offers… Read More

November 16, 2022 @ 11:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

IDScan.net announced a collaboration with Jack Henry (Nasdaq: JKHY), a financial technology provider, to provide identity validation for digital account creation “via the Jack Henry OpenAnywhereTM platform.” Through its collaboration with IDScan.net, Jack Henry says that it “offers the frictionless, mobile onboarding experience overwhelmingly preferred… Read More

November 10, 2022 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Research from Trulioo, a key player focused on global identity verification, shows consumers consider identity verification vital and “reassuring during onboarding and throughout their relationship with crypto exchanges.” The research, highlighted in the “Crypto customers call for reassurance in uncertain times” report, reveals that 70%… Read More