Identity verification

Cambridge Blockchain, one of many startups applying blockchain technology to customer privacy and data collection issues, is teaming up with LuxTrust to launch a new identity platform.

The German bank announced a project designed to create a single online registration for users across a number of industries.

Sovrin, a new blockchain for the creation and management of digital identities, may help credit unions save money and fight fraud while returning power to individuals.

As the smartphones become ATM cards, a new set of security risks emerges. Thorough ID protection is necessary to keep no-card ATMs secure.

Allen, Texas-based Giact Systems is combining its identity and payment verification tools into a single platform called Epic.

Passwords are often restrictive, undynanmic and draw attention from fraudsters. And there's also the risk of repeated cybercrime linked to old authentication.

Canadian banks hope to create an environment where consumers have more control over who is able to view their personal data.

ID.me raised $19 million in a Series B round that was led by FTV Capital and included USAA.

Screen scraping has plenty of critics, but the alternatives, OAuth and APIs, have their share of detractors, too.

The human voice changes more quickly than you’d think, and this has to be taken into account by voice-recognition systems.