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MasterCard Inc. plans to help its cardholders address issues that arise from identity theft, while also extending its zero liability policy to include PIN-based and ATM transactions.

Authentify Inc. says its new mobile authentication platform will work with the Samsung Galaxy S5's built-in fingerprint reader.

Jumio Inc. has formed the Bitcoin Identity Security Open Network (Bison) to enable its clients to share fraud trend data.

LifeLock Inc. left many of its customers "extremely frustrated" when it pulled its mobile wallet app off the market last week because of potential security gaps, but those customers understand it was the right thing for the company to do, CEO Todd Davis says.

About a half year after Target suffered a massive data breach, the retailer is still anticipating further financial hits.

eBay is asking all users to change their passwords following an attack on a database that contained encrypted passwords and other user data.

Data thieves are generating various revenue streams based on the type of consumer credentials they can compromise, a new security study says.

Visa Inc. has joined the FIDO (Fast Identity Online) Alliance's board of directors to help develop and deploy stronger online authentication standards.

Jumio is working with the European Bitcoin exchange Safello to provide faster verification of customers.

As consumers get more comfortable with biometrics, the technology could have more uses for payments and other financial transactions.