Category: Member News

What is Identity Assurance?

Identity & Access Forum Define Identity Assurance in Educational Brief

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 23, 2024 – In today’s increasingly connected world, Identity Assurance plays a critical role in ensuring secure access to both online and in-person services. Many encounter Identity Assurance daily without realizing it—whether it’s receiving a badge to enter a building or accessing online services, however the meaning and impact may not…
Device Identification and Identification

Identity & Access Forum Resource Highlights Device Identification, Authentication Methods for Securing Online Commerce

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 06, 2024 — As online transactions become increasingly ubiquitous, ensuring the security of card-not-present (CNP) and digital payments is paramount. Modern consumers use a variety of devices (e.g., computers, tablets, mobile phones) to make online purchases, introducing potential vectors for fraudsters to exploit if buyers are not properly authenticated. The Secure…

Secure Technology Alliance and Secure Payments Academy Offer E-Payments Workshops

Training series covers eCommerce, Open Banking, Fraud Detection/Mitigation and other topics for professionals in Financial Services, Healthcare, Mobile and IoT REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 23, 2024 – The Secure Technology Alliance (STA), the digital security industry’s premier association, is partnering with STA-member Secure Payments Academy (SPA), America’s payments experts, to offer a series of workshops…
The Role of Mobile IDs in Payments

US Payments Forum Resource Offers Guidance for The Role of Mobile IDs in Payments

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 10, 2024 – The U.S. Payments Forum today unveils a new resource to educate payment stakeholders on the increasing number of emerging, government-issued digital identity services and how they can potentially increase security and convenience for online and in-person transactions between businesses and people. “The Role of Mobile IDs in Payments,”…

Security Industry Association Appoints Julaine Simmons to Board of Directors

Julaine Simmons, M.C. Dean vice president of Security and Electronic Systems, was recently appointed to the Security Industry Association’s (SIA) Board of Directors during the 2024 ISC West. In this role, Simmons will join SIA’s board of industry professionals who represent manufacturers, integrators, and end users. She will serve a two-year term from 2024 to 2026. SIA…

U.S. Payments Forum Spring Market Snapshot: AI Use Cases, Contactless Standards and Card-Not-Present Concerns

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 23, 2024 – The U.S. Payments Forum is bringing together insights from the world’s leading payment innovators in its spring market snapshot. It offers perspectives on technologies that are shaping the industry, including artificial intelligence, persistent and emerging fraud trends and contactless and card-not-present transactions. The information provided in the snapshot…

Identity & Access Forum Launches Industry’s First Template for Building Mobile Driver’s License Use Cases

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 17, 2024 — The mobile driver’s license (mDL) ecosystem is expanding rapidly. In the U.S. the secure, cryptographically protected, digital identity credential is available in six states, representing more than 66 million people. Implementation efforts are also underway in 26 additional states. In response, the Secure Technology Alliance’s Identity and Access…