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U.S. Faster Payments Council Shares Results from 2025 Faster Payments Barometer

Fintech Finance

Addressing the Future of Faster Payments The 2025 Barometer highlights significant opportunities to address industry concerns, including the availability of value-added services like multifactor authentication and request for payment.

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Data Breaches 101: What They Are And How To Prevent Them

VISTA InfoSec

User Account Details Usernames, passwords, security questions, login timestamps, failed login attempt logs, password reset tokens, multifactor authentication details, and session IDs. Accidental data leaks by insiders mishandling information also trigger breaches frequently.

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7 Important Theft Protection Features for a Cryptocurrency Wallet

VISTA InfoSec

Whichever cryptocurrencies you’re trading in, make sure to look for these security features in your next crypto wallet: 1) Multifactor Authentication (MFA) Multifactor authentication adds extra layers of security in addition to the typical username password.

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7 Important Theft Protection Features for a Cryptocurrency Wallet

VISTA InfoSec

Whichever cryptocurrenciesyouretrading in, make sure to look for these security features in yournextcrypto wallet: 1) Multifactor Authentication (MFA) Multifactor authentication adds extra layers of security in addition to the typical username password.

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Combating ATOs With Multifactor Authentication, Behaviors Analysis And Customer Education

PYMNTS

Financial institutions (FIs) thus need to ensure they can successfully block ATOs as well as quickly detect and mitigate any that slip through. FIs can mitigate this risk by having customers answer certain questions after providing passwords, for example, or asking that they undergo facial- or fingerprint-based biometric authentication.

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Deep Dive: How Biometrics Help Telecommunication Companies Fight Onboarding Challenges, SIM Swap Fraud

PYMNTS

The following Deep Dive explores how robust digital identity practices can help mitigate both of these problems. Leveraging advanced digital ID solutions could be the answer to both reducing onboarding frictions and mitigating SIM swap fraud risks. How Onboarding Harshens The New Phone Buzz.

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New York Bolsters Cybersecurity Requirements

Global Fintech & Digital Assets

Technical Controls The Amendments introduce a number of heightened technical controls, including: Multifactor Authentication: With only very limited exceptions, multifactor authentication (MFA) is now required for “any individual” accessing “any information system” of a covered entity.