| PYMNTS Digital Identity Tracker⢠|
| TRENDING: Voice Recognition Gets Its Own Backup Biometrics
Biometric authentication technology, like voice recognition, has become a security staple, but with fraudsters designing schemes to beat them, biometrics may also benefit from backup. In the latest PYMNTS Digital Identity Trackerâ¢, powered by Socure, Kang Shin, professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan, explains why and how his team created a device designed to secure voice recognition software. Find that, headlines from around the space, and rankings of 134 industry players, inside the Tracker. Read More... |
| Affirm Mobile App Takes Honest Finance To All Online Merchants
Affirmâs take on credit â monthly installments without the âgotchaâ fees â is now available for consumers to use wherever they shop online. In a recent interview with Karen Webster, Affirmâs head of product, Jack Chou, explained the company's new mobile app uses instant issuance of virtual cards, making Affirm's honest financing option accessible to any consumer looking for a different way to pay at online merchants. Chou said that the mobile app is Affirmâs first â but not last â direct-to-consumer product.
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| OnDeck, Visa And Ingo Tackle Faster Loan Disbursements
Getting a quick approval on a loan doesnât always mean a quick disbursement of those funds. Drew Edwards, CEO of Ingo Money, told PYMNTS thatâs all about to change â if they borrow money from OnDeck. OnDeck has partnered with Ingo and Visa to make sure that borrowers can get their money the instant they are approved. We have all the details. Read More... |
| | Breaking News | | PayPal Launches Marketplaces And Marketing Solutions
PayPal's COO Bill Ready told Karen Webster that PayPalâs vision for democratizing payments also means giving small businesses access to tools once available only to larger players with more resources. Marketplaces gives the newest and most niched marketplaces access to the same acceptance, risk, compliance and payout tools that Uber and Airbnb use. And Marketing Solutions gives PayPal merchants new tools to personalize the buying experience, including putting PayPal on the merchant home page for its 218 million active users to see. Want the scoop? Read More... |
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