Passwords are the worst. How Cloud-based biometrics is changing authentication.
Did you know an average person spends 145 days of their life just entering their passwords? That is 3,480 hours when they get it right. Unfortunately, the majority get it wrong… a lot. Over 75 percent of people surveyed said they had to reset a password for one of their apps within just the past […]
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Wink Biometric Payments and Identity Platform announces pre-seed funding
Wink is on a mission to eliminate identity theft and payments fraud on the internet while enhancing user convenience and speed for e-commerce transactions. Wink announced the successful close of a pre-seed funding round of $2.85 million, highly oversubscribed against its goal of $1 million. Wink’s biometric payments and identity platform uses advanced face, voice and device recognition combined with AI and Machine learning, to truly eliminate passwords and card numbers from e-commerce. The venture was launched by serial entrepreneur Deepak Jain, who has previously built transformational businesses and products in the NFC payments, neobanking, blockchain and cross border payment spaces.
Have We Outgrown Passwords?
How many usernames and passwords do you have? Just think about how many accounts and websites you log into regularly. It’s been noted in different studies that an average person can easily have 100 username and password combinations. From your email accounts, Netflix, online shopping (at more than one store), work access, financial accounts, the […]
Top three ways to improve your customer’s shopping experience and boost a company’s bottom line
Imagine: your customer is really excited about that amazing sale you have going on right now. They are shopping online, and there is only one left of the item they want. That’s okay, you’ve made it easy for your customers to shop online, right? But the online guest checkout form takes forever to complete. Your customer […]
How biometric multi-factor authentication makes the checkout and payment process efficient and secure
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a security technology that requires a user to provide two or more pieces of information or evidence to gain access to accounts or websites. Simply put, entering a password, then answering a secret question, entering a one-time PIN, an access code sent to your phone, or clicking a link in an […]