FI.SPAN: APIs That Pack A B2B Punch âAPIâ has gone from buzzword to buzzkill in the banking sphere and will stay that way until someone changes the language of the pitch. FI.SPAN CEO and Co-Founder Lisa Shields says that the unfortunate reality is that banks today use âAPIâ as shorthand for the solutions they need to solve any problem they have. But once someone helps them tackle the right problems using the right API solution set, Shields says banks wonât care anymore what fancy acronyms they use to describe it. Read More... |
Socure CEO: Looking Past The Selfie For ID Identification Commerce in the digital world means making sure someone is who they say they are â in real time, and where Social Security numbers or isolated identifiers are not enough. Socure CEO Sunil Madhu tells PYMNTS how itâs possible for digital identity verification, beyond just matching selfies to drivers' licenses, can let the good customers transact and turn the bad guys away â across a single API â thanks to the robust digital footprint that the good guys leave behind. Read More... |
ID.me: In Equifaxâs Wake, Outrunning The Breach Bear The Equifax breach and the 143M drivers' licenses and Social Security numbers that it exposed should be a wake up for CEOs and CIOs to move beyond static data points and passwords to authenticate a consumerâs identity, ID.me CEO, Blake Hall, told Karen Webster. Hall says fighting that battle will require change and transition â and, just like campers surprised by a bear, a solution that makes them faster than the slowest guy to make the change. Read More... |
| Mobile Payments | PayPalâs Ready On Mobile Paymentâs True Potential Timeâs up. No more wasted effort solving the mobile payment problems consumers donât have, PayPal COO, Bill Ready, told Karen Webster. Itâs now time to take the lid off all the ways that mobile devices can unlock valuable consumer commerce experiences â whether theyâre shopping in a store, online or in those blurred lines in between. For that, Ready says, it takes a network and a real understanding of what people and businesses need when they want to make beautiful commerce together â regardless of the bank, operating system or device they might use. Read More... | |