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Mastercard aims to boost trust for blockchain transactions

Mastercard is teaming up with Web3 players on an on-chain identity and verification framework covering a variety of applications in payments, remittances, ticketing and NFTs.

01 May 2023

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Sweden's BankID launches digital identity card

Bank-owned Swedish digital identity service provider BankID is launching a digital ID card.

28 April 2023

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IDPartner raises $3.1m for bank-based ID verification system

IDPartner, a startup providing online identity verification through a network of financial institutions, has raised $3.1 million in a seed funding round led by Abstract Ventures.

27 April 2023

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IFGS 2023: Paul Scully MP pushes for widespread use digital ID in UK

Minister for tech and the digital economy, Paul Scully MP, opened day two of the Innovate Finance Summit 2023 with a keynote on the UK government’s ambition for digital identity.

19 April 2023

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Banking associations want payments removed from EU digital identity plan

The European Credit Sector Associations (ECSAs) are calling on the EC to remove payments from the scope of the upcoming European Digital Identity plan.

17 April 2023

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Regtech Fourthline scores €50 million funding round

European Regtech Fourthline has raised €50m from Finch Capital and other new and previous investors.

03 April 2023

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NatWest rolls out digital ID service

NatWest Group is making its new Customer Attribute Sharing service available to businesses as an embedded digital ID after signing a deal with identity service provider OneID.

20 March 2023

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Mastercard certified as digital ID provider in the UK

Mastercard has been certified under the United Kingdom’s Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF) as an identity provider.

16 March 2023

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Trust:Live 2023: Evolving digital identity, intelligence and innovation

This week, LexisNexis® Risk Solutions and Finextra Research held Trust:Live 2023, the exclusive in-person event for all fraud and identity decision makers focusing on the latest challenges in establishing trust to protect customers, defend brands, or meet the needs of evolving business models.

15 March 2023

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Lloyds invests £10 million in digital ID firm Yoti

Lloyds Banking Group has invested £10 million in digital identity company Yoti, marking its second fintech investment of 2023.

09 March 2023

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LSEG signs for Mastercard Open Banking tech

London Stock Exchange Group-owned Giact has enlisted Mastercard's Open Banking capabilities to provide a secure account verification offering for its customers.

08 March 2023

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Central Bank of Ireland blocks staff use of ChatGPT

Ireland's central bank has become the latest financial institution to ban its employees from using the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT.

03 March 2023

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