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Today is Friday, March 14. Here are five things in #digitalidentity that I found interesting this week First, I’d like to thank MRC | Merchant Risk Council & Fintech Meetup for an incredible week in #LasVegas ?? What’s next in the PEAK IDV Spring Roadshow? I'm at Finovate #SanDiego May 7-9 and Marketplace Risk #SanFrancisco May 12-14 Call for Speakers is still open for #MRMC25 until March 20! ?? peakidv.link/MRMCSF25 And now the updates! 1/ The Prism Project Highlights 25 Influential Women Leaders in Digital Identity In honor of International Women's Day, Acuity Market Intelligence recognized 25 women leaders in #biometric digital identity Congrats to all the leaders highlighted in the announcement C. Maxine Most you should be in this list too! Special shout-out to those women I’ve met in my journey: Frances Zelazny, Cindy White, Kim Martin, Kristine Champion, Kay Chopard, Teresa Wu, Kimberly Sutherland, Parya Lotfi, Evelyn J., Donna Shawhan, Susan Amick, Angela Diaco, Emma Lindley MBE, Kathleen Peters, & Rivka Gewirtz Little Thank you for being awesome! Hope to meet the rest of you soon 2/ Aware, Inc. Appoints Brian Krause as CRO Ajay Amlani and Aware announced digital identity industry veteran Brian Krause has joined as the company’s new Chief Revenue Officer Brian previously led North America P&L at Incode and was VP of Global Revenue at Veriff Congrats, Brian! 3/ Facephi Accelerates Air Travel with #KYP (Know Your Passenger) Solution As someone that travels a lot, I’m very interested in #biometric travel innovations According to their press release, Facephi developed technology that enables identity validation before arriving at the airport, reducing wait times and ensuring a seamless and secure travel experience The experience was tested in collaboration with International Air Transport Association (IATA) Congrats, Javier Mira and team! 4/ AuthenticID and Authvia Join Forces to Provide Secure, Frictionless Digital Payments #IDV pioneer AuthenticID announced a new partnership with Authvia AuthenticID’s #identityverification will be integrated into Authvia’s Text-to-Pay and Conversational Commerce solution "The partnership represents a major leap forward in secure, AI-powered payments and identity verification," said Chris Brunner, Authvia’s Founder/CEO Congrats to both companies on the collaboration! 5/ Kivra acquires Truid Rounding out the #fridayfive, Kivra announced its acquisition of Truid Kivra is Sweden’s leading platform for secure digital communication Henrik L?nnevi, CEO of Kivra, noted: "Kivra and digital identity wallets go hand in hand, and with Truid’s expertise, we can accelerate the development of a platform that ensures secure data sharing." Congrats, Anders Borg Sundgren! *** LINKS PRISM PROJECT: https://lnkd.in/e6e5PV62 AWARE: https://lnkd.in/eYKh6YEz FACEPHI: https://lnkd.in/e2QqCA8c AUTHENTIC ID: https://lnkd.in/evEBTKkP TRUID: https://lnkd.in/epWDHuKP

Ever notice when you travel or connect to a new Wi-Fi you get more #MFA step-ups in all your apps? Back from another trip to #LasVegas for MRC | Merchant Risk Council & Fintech Meetup Risky location = more step-ups But why does it always have to be #SMS #OTP? ?? I'm looking at YOU [insert largest banks in US]

Great to be on the other side of the interview! Thanks Chandan Maruthi for the quick chat at Fintech Meetup!

So excited about our latest group of 2025 confirmed #Prism #Report Sponsors and Partners! Mitek Systems iiDENTIFii Daon Anonybit Wicket ID Dataweb Keyless AuthenticID Paravision Kantara Initiative Panini Identity Week PEAK IDV ID Tech The 2025 #Biometric #Digital #Identity Prism Reports: ?? May: #Deepfake and #Synthetic #Identity Prism Report ?? Sept: #Privacy and #Compliance Prism Report ?? Nov: Flagship Report Prism Report More info at https://lnkd.in/gWqbq6Kn

On this International Women’s Day 2025,?The Prism Project and Acuity Market Intelligence?proudly celebrate the trailblazing contributions of women to the #biometric #digital #identity market by announcing?"The 25 Most Influential Women Leaders in Biometric Digital Identity of 2025." ?? Congratulations Frances Zelazny Cindy White Kim Martin Gina Rodrigues Kristine Champion Kay Chopard Teresa Wu Kimberly Sutherland Annet Steenbergen Parya Lotfi Lisa Shoemaker, APR Evelyn J. Donna Shawhan Yulia Thomas Susan Amick Caryn Seidman Becker Nicole Rowe Angela Diaco Dinusha F. Isabelle Moeller??Ann-Kathrin Freiberg Emma Lindley MBE Ayelet Eliezer Kathleen Peters Rivka Gewirtz Little ?? These 25 women leaders are advancing biometric digital Identity by leading and inspiring organizations, innovating and deploying technology, crafting and executing strategies, and driving product and market development to mainstream biometric digital identity solutions. In the spirit of the transformational impact and critical legacy of women's contributions to the evolution of technology, the Prism Project invites you to join us in recognizing and celebrating these 25 women leaders. For more, visit https://lnkd.in/geySGHht and read the press release - https://lnkd.in/gqTXzrt3 #biometrics #digitalidenttiy #womenleaders #innovation #technology #inspiration #fraud #security #AI ID Tech PEAK IDV Identity Week Steve Craig Evie Kim Sing Alex Perala Tony Bitzionis

Join C. Maxine Most of The Prism Project and I as we cover "What in the World of Identity" in 10 minutes or less! We're discussing some of the interesting things that happened in #digitalidentity based on the #fridayfive (or this week #epicten)

Today is Friday, March 7. I don’t have five things in #digitalidentity that I found interesting this week. I have ten! Looking forward to seeing many of you next week in #LasVegas for MRC | Merchant Risk Council & Fintech Meetup Now, let's get right to the updates! 1/ Amazon's Amazon Web Services (AWS) forms new group focused on #agenticAI 2/ Microsoft to leverage #agentic #AI avatars from D-ID 3/ U.S. Department of the Treasury says it will not enforce #AML law 4/ RightCrowd and Veridas announce strategic integration 5/ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau drops lawsuit against Bank of America, JPMorganChase and Wells Fargo over Zelle? fraud 6/ #Crypto insiders partner with founders of Money20/20, Future Proof, Fintech Meetup & Shoptalk to launch new conference called #MINT Congrats, Mitul Parmar! 7/ Mercari, Inc. begins making #identityverification mandatory for transactions of high-value items [article in Japanese, requires browser translation] 8/ T-Mobile to pay $350M to customers in wake of #databreach 9/ Forbes: 26M devices hit by infostealers— bank cards leaked to #darkweb 10/ Regula increases global user base by 52% amid rising demand for #IDV And that's the week's #epicten Enjoy these Friday posts? Like ?? or Instant Repost ?? or follow PEAK IDV to show your support *** LINKS AWS: https://lnkd.in/eqcjiTHA MSFT: https://lnkd.in/e-gE8kYX US DT: https://lnkd.in/eUidWi3P VERIDAS: https://lnkd.in/ePcRPyKt CFPB: https://lnkd.in/ePqwM8tX MINT: https://lnkd.in/e5HUjFQw MERCARI: https://lnkd.in/e8ZmGiBk TMOBILE: https://lnkd.in/ez_EBHQa FORBES: https://lnkd.in/ezkYWgwp REGULA: https://lnkd.in/eD863Nbe

In yesterday's #fridayfive, I shared the Forbes story about Google's plan to end SMS OTP use. It was the most clicked link! Lots of interest on this topic so here's that link again along with additional resources: Forbes "Gmail Security Alert: Google To Ditch SMS Codes For Billions Of Users" ?? peakidv.link/5-ff02-28 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) deprecated the use of SMS OTP as a strong factor of verification in a revision to its 800-63 guidelines back in 2016 Challenges include: ** SIM swap or #simjacking ** SS7 protocol vulnerabilities and interception ** Real-time phishing and social engineering #smishing ** Mobile malware designed to intercept OTPs ** Reliability issues with SMS deliverability Just a few months ago, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned about the possibility for SMS messages to be intercepted and recommended the use of secure, #encrypted chat apps like WhatsApp Telegram Messenger or Apple#iMessage ?? peakidv.link/FBIsms I believe this warning may finally given Google the push needed to deprecate Yet, we're in 2025 and every day we all encounter a service that sends an SMS one-time password for verification or authentication purposes TechCrunch broke this story in 2016 "NIST declares the age of SMS-based 2-factor authentication over" ?? peakidv.link/TechCrunch Ars Technica "Google plans to stop using insecure SMS verification in Gmail" ?? peakidv.link/ArsTechnica The Verge "Google plans to stop using insecure SMS verification in Gmail" ?? peakidv.link/TheVerge PCMag "Google Is Replacing SMS Codes With QR Codes for Gmail Authentication" ?? peakidv.link/PCMag #SMS #OTP #MFA #2FA #authenticator #peakidv

Steve Craig of PEAK IDV spoke with Biometric Update Contributing Editor Joel R. McConvey on the sidelines at Secure Technology Alliance's Identity & Payments Summit this week. Thanks to Secure Technology Alliance for having us there. Read Joel's coverage of the event here: https://lnkd.in/gKXJ9crp #biometrics #digitalid #payments

Today is Friday, February 28. Here are five things in #digitalidentity that I found interesting this week But first, are you a #fintech executive attending Fintech Meetup? I teamed up with Ali Nazem & Keyless to host an exclusive dinner at SUSHISAMBA in #LasVegas on Tuesday, March 11 Seating is limited. Register interest here: peakidv.link/Sushisamba And now, the updates! 1/ Secure Technology Alliance Conference Achieves 96% Show-up Rate This week I attended the #SecureTechnologAlliance’s Identity & Payments Summit The convergence of #identity and #payments is underway, powered by #biometrics and #mDLs I recorded a number of #livechats from the event: peakidv.link/Videos It was fun to spend time with so many awesome people in #IDV Riley Hughes, Deepanker Saxena, Blair Cohen, Frances Zelazny, Ralph Rodriguez, Tuan-Minh NGUYEN, Ajay Amlani, Tim Maciejewski, Ali Nazem, David Kelts, Teresa Wu, Joel R. McConvey, Thomas Szoke, and many more Thank you to Christina Hulka for the opportunity to attend! #peakSTAsummit #community #events 2/ Proof Secures Strategic Investment From State Farm Ventures Proof announced a strategic investment from State Farm Ventures "This strategic investment affirms Proof’s role in transforming how identities are verified in the digital world," said Pat Kinsel, CEO of Proof #digitaltransactions #investment 3/ iProov Issues Annual Identity Verification Threat Intelligence Report This week, iProov released its annual Threat Intelligence Report 2025 The report is packed with insights and the latest trends in #identityverification "Crime-as-a-Service Networks Drive Explosive Surge in Digital Injection Attacks with Native Virtual Camera, Face Swap, and Synthetic Identity Technologies" ?? peakidv.link/iProovReport 4/ Socure Launches AI Copilot for Global Watchlist Screening & Monitoring Socure announced the launch of the company's first AI-powered assistant for its Global Watchlist Screening and Monitoring solution "The AI Copilot transforms operational workflows by creating consistency in process, reducing human subjectivity, and ensuring standardized documentation." Congrats, Debra Geister and team! 5/ Google To Ditch SMS Codes For Billions Of Users In the "shot heard around the world," Google is finally moving away from SMS one-time passwords ?? Davey Winder at Forbes broke the story and it has had massive pickup in the media "Just like we want to move past passwords with the use of things like passkeys," Gmail spokesperson Ross Richendrfer told Forbes, "we want to move away from sending SMS messages for authentication." National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) declared the method insecure back in 2016 yet it is still a dominant tool used for phone verification, step-up, or #2FA & #MFA *** LINKS STA: peakidv.link/1-ff02-28 PROOF: peakidv.link/2-ff02-28 IPROOV: peakidv.link/3-ff02-28 SOCURE: peakidv.link/4-ff02-28 GOOGLE: peakidv.link/5-ff02-28