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An open letter to banks on SMS Authentication

Payments Dive

To protect against fraud, the banking industry needs to find alternative methods for authentication beyond SMS verification.

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Digital Identity Verification 

Segpay

In today’s digital world, online ID verification has become a crucial component of customer onboarding. As we move our personal, financial, and governmental interactions to digital platforms, the need for reliable and efficient digital identity verification processes has become critical. What is Digital Identity Verification?

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Strengthening Cyber Defenses with Multi-Factor Authentication

VISTA InfoSec

Mutli-Factor Authentication (MFA) isn’t a new concept. What Is Multi-Factor Authentication? Let’s start with another simple definition – multi-factor authentication is any authentication method where more than one criterion has to be satisfied before access is granted to digital assets.

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Remote Onboarding Boom Being Secured By Multifactor Authentication

PYMNTS

Overtaxing the royal attention span — that of the consumer — is a mistake, so multifactor authentication (MFA) processes are morphing in various ways to reduce onboarding frictions while maintaining rigorous multifactor authentication (MFA) and other fraud-fighting tools. Taking Authentication To The Streets. Phone Call For You.

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HSBC Singapore Boosts Security with Singpass Face Verification

Fintech News

HSBC Singapore has reportedly become the first bank in the country to introduce Singpass Face Verification (SFV) for in-app provisioning on its mobile app. This step-up authentication is part of broader efforts to improve customer protection and security in Singapore’s banking sector.

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Authenticity in the Era of Deepfakes: The Multi-Layered ZOLOZ eKYC Approach

Fintech News

The Evolution of Deepfakes The term “deepfake” itself reflects the technology’s foundation in deep learning and its ability to fabricate authentic-looking content by seamlessly combining and altering existing visual and audio elements.

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Major Retail Banks in Singapore to Adopt Singpass Face Verification Soon

Fintech News

Major retail banks in Singapore will progressively implement Singpass Face Verification (SFV) over the next three months in a concerted effort to bolster security against phishing scams. SFV will be used in high-risk scenarios to complement existing authentication methods during DT setup.