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The Future Identity festival will take to the stage at The Brewery, London, on November 15th & 16th. In preparation for the event we caught up with Matt Wilson, Senior Enterprise Account Executive at festival sponsor, Ekata. Matt explored some of the reasons why we are seeing an increase in synthetic identity and account takeover fraud.
digital identity deepfakes
In the spirit of Halloween, here’s the spooky tale of the deepfakes capable of raising the dead… OK, maybe not literally. But, using deepfake technology, a company called MyHeritage allows visitors to upload a photograph of deceased family members, which can then be animated into video. The company says that it’s intended “for nostalgic use…to bring
Fintech
Open and in control? A consumer perspective  Once a radical idea in the banking industry, open finance has now become commonplace. The benefits to consumers and financial institutions alike is clear with this data revolution offering people more control over their finances than ever. Innovation is also being fostered thanks to open finance giving customers access to
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An overdue conversation for financial services: Where are we really headed next? If there was one theme that emerged during this pandemic, it would be one of acceleration. While much of our daily life feels like it has been in stasis these past nineteen months, it seems every area of financial services is experiencing some
Embedded Finance
What does Embedded Finance mean for banks and established financial institutions? Is this a further disaggregation of the services they offer? Looking at some of the new ‘players’ – big tech, retailers, manufacturers and so on, will this translate into a further erosion of the incumbents’ hold on the customer? FTT Embedded Finance North America
Building Societies
Following from the brilliant FTT Building Societies virtual experience on 6th October, we recap some of the highlights of the day. This panel explored the benefits and challenges of open banking for mutual financial organisations. Open banking offers a viable solution to many problems that mutual organisations may face and can empower building societies and
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The Countdown to the Festival continues and like the financial services industry, things are moving fast. This week, we speak to Stephen Wishart, Director of Fintech at TransUnion. Working with start-ups and established players alike, Steve is well placed to share a big picture view of fintech innovation, now and on the horizon. Things like
Fintech
Grab a smoothie and learn about FinTech in Northern Ireland Invest Northern Ireland is excited to be part of this year’s Fintech Talents Festival at the Brewery in London on the 15 & 16 November. We look forward to welcoming you at our NI stand and smoothie bar. We are joined by some fantastic NI
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For this episode of Future Identity Now, we were joined by Russ Cohn, General Manager of International at OCR Labs, to discuss online fraud, digital adoption and the future of embedded ID. We chatted about the increasing need for remote identity, exacerbated by COVID which impacted those businesses reliant on face-to-face customer verification. Russ emphasised
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